In the last blast of the holiday painting splurge . . . got a couple of hours in on Sunday before the commitments of work begin again. 'Dugald' looks good in really dim light or squinting (the painting, I'm talking about) . . . um . . . but all rather garish otherwise. So, how to get the 'really dim light and/or squinting' effect in normal conditions without overworking it . . .
'In the Studio' girl needs major surgery to her legs (I got a bit carried away on the underpainting with the long lines of the composition and rather over extended her lower legs and feet). On the plus side, I'm going to have fun painting the towelling robe and its contrast with the wood of the foreground easel. I'm also considering keeping the contrast between brightly coloured girl and stool and almost mono everything else, if it doesn't end up looking like a dodgy out take from
Pleasantville/Sin City.
'In the Studio' girl needs major surgery to her legs (I got a bit carried away on the underpainting with the long lines of the composition and rather over extended her lower legs and feet). On the plus side, I'm going to have fun painting the towelling robe and its contrast with the wood of the foreground easel. I'm also considering keeping the contrast between brightly coloured girl and stool and almost mono everything else, if it doesn't end up looking like a dodgy out take from Pleasantville/Sin City.
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