... the beginnings of a painting at least! Using Atelier Interactive acrylics on a canvas 10" x 12"
I have only done an initial marking out of this so far, but thought I'd share the process. Started with a thin wash of Burnt Sienna over the canvas as a grounding. Some of you may recognise this painting, I did a large version of it some time ago, but I'm not copying it strictly, just using a similar layout with a pathway going into the painting. Made use of my 'desktop scribble pad' from the previous post and roughly sketched out my idea
scribbled this so quickly, as you will see I have even invented a new word blue'd!!!! (where did that come from?) - the thing is I know what I mean. By painting the distance in a slight blue shade, it will send it back into the distance.
here you can see similarities to my scribbled notes
close up you can see the texture and canvas weave
I have varied the tones here and there but I think you will be able to see the rough layout of the scene
That's it for now, my next step will be to work gradually down the canvas.
I'll see where this one goes as I work on it
and will keep you posted.
i like where this is going!
ReplyDeleteblue + shade = blue'd...i get it :)
Hi Alarmcat, glad you understood the blued thing, lol
DeleteI do the same things with words in my journals. Reading them over later, I even scribble notes to myself "is that a word?" and just keep going. Love this step by step process. Very fun.
ReplyDelete...I think it's a special code for artists, only we understand it!
DeleteLooking good. Lovely soft colors. Always fun to have a painting going.
ReplyDeleteHi Cris, yes it is nice to start a painting. I think this is coming along okay, but regardless I will post the result soon.
DeleteNice colors and "feel" so far Ann!
ReplyDeleteThanks Sandy, I thought starting it fairly light would help. Wondering now if I should have gone more mid tone, the trouble is how can we know what mid tone is until we have put the other tones in!! Get what I mean? Lol.
DeleteI love to see the various steps of paintings, thanks for sharing this. xx
ReplyDeleteSo do I Jane, when others are doing the steps, fingers crossed I can get somewhere reasonable with this one. Lol
DeleteMaking up words is just another form of artistic expression! Love watching your paintings progress.
ReplyDeleteArtistic Expression, yes I'll go for that one Robin, thanks :)
DeleteGreat start! Good composition...did a study on leading the eye through the painting and that path does just the right stuff!! xoxo
ReplyDeleteThanks Tam, yes a path is a very good source to get the viewer into a painting. In fact I have done this before, slightly different scene, but very similar. Think I'll add a picture of that one when I do the final post on this current painting. Thanks for reminding me.
DeletePretty cool start. Great to see your process. Yesterday I did an acrylic painting under a light that came with my drafting table (that I mounted on the easel. I was so careful with all of the values. It looked rather dull but it had something to it. Finally, when I turned off that light and held it in the room it looked like black blotches on grey! Aaahh! Never again. I'm thinking it makes no sense to light the painting any different than an average room it'd be hanging in. Anyway, moral of the story - don't worry about whether you started too light, it could be worse! :)
ReplyDeleteDoh!...been there, done that, bought the T-shirt! I think we have all been lulled into a false sense of security with lighting one way or another.
DeleteI reckon the only true light is day light - so long as it isn't an incredibly bright day that is! lol.
Veo un buen comienzo en tu pintura. Estaré pendiente de los siguientes pasos :)
ReplyDeleteUn abrazo.
Thanks Sonia - I'll be posting the Finished painting tomorrow. Just about completed it today. I think I'm happy with it, bet if I look at it in 6 months time I'll see things wrong! (laugh).
DeleteDo you paint gesso on your canvas before you start?
ReplyDeleteYes I did. Started with one coat of white. When that was dry I added a dilute wash of Burnt Sienna, that way it gives a warm background glow to the whole painting whether it notices directly or not. Of course the advantage is that if you miss a piece of canvas you naturally have a colour showing.
DeleteI've done that too.
DeleteAnn your work is gorgeous! Realism....just beautiful. I am so abstract that I envy your skills. Your pictures take on so much life. I love how you have shown the progression. That is so much appreciated by someone like me. And copics...they are so much fun because they can be combined with anything! Just be prepared to not pay your mortgage for about 3!!!! lol happy PPF (and thank you too!)
ReplyDeleteThanks so much, in fact I wish I could do abstracts, but at the moment I just don't get it, for me that is. I really enjoy seeing how artist get their abstracts to work, somehow my brain isn't wired to it yet. Lol
Deletebeautiful... wish i could paint like you!
ReplyDeletexx