Daily Painting: Day 11
If you saw yesterday's post, you saw the experimentation I was doing with some mixed media on sanded pastel paper - UART 500. I learned a lot and I had fun, as I always do when I do these kind of playful backgrounds.
So, the experimentation (i.e. learning) continues today. See the progression below. This is definitely in the HATE phase right now. I have found I go through cycles of LOVE (sometimes just LIKE) and then HATE (or really not thrilled). It's tempting to give up at this stage but I figure I have nothing to lose (except maybe some time) and always something to gain (i.e. a successful painting or at the very least lessons on what went wrong).
I'm really just kind of winging it when I do these portraits in pastel. I've not had any instruction and pastels are much different than acrylics. I'm definitely NOT in my comfort zone. So, come along and get uncomfortable (and learn) with me.
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| sketch with soft charcoal (easy to erase) |
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| blocking in darkest values LIKE it stage |
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| WIP unfinished portrait - in the HATE stage 9x12 pastel on mixed media UART 500 paper |
Seems a shame that I covered up all of that lovely background, doesn't it? In fact, I think I almost like the second version better. I was trying to allow some of the background to show through but at some point lost it. Well, maybe next time. Let's see what tomorrow brings with this one, shall we?
