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| Umber layer in acrylic |
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| Gray scale layer in oil |
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| after 2 thin oil layers |
I thought I would post some pics of how I approach a new painting. The first pic shows an underpainting of burnt sienna done in acrylic. After I do a drawing directly on the canvas I paint this acrylic layer rather quickly, just indicating the general darks and lights. I like using acrylic because it dries very quickly and allows me to go on to the next layer which I put on in oil. This is the grey scale layer and is again like map to follow, indicating the different value changes. The third pic shows the painting after 2 fairly thin layers done in oil. I use liquin as my medium because it allows the painting to dry quickly so that I can paint on it the next day. I am starting to refine the painting at this point showing a bit more detail. I will probably put another 2 or 3 layers on top of this until I have the painting as I like it.
