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| WIP: "Kimono for Modern Girl", 2020, O/C, 36"x36" |
The idea for this painting has been simmering for several months and has finally made it to the canvas.
There's more to come and I'll keep you posted. Thanks for taking a look.
Today's post shows the first stages of the painting:
1) Gray underpainting
2) Drawing in dark blue color pencil
3) White gesso applied to areas that will be very light in color.
Why start with a gray underpainting, you may be wondering? A lot of this painting will be done in reds and blues, colors that are similar in value (tone) to the gray underpainting. It is easier to get good color coverage if the underpainting is similar in tone, rather than trying to cover a white canvas with darker colors. Likewise, I've kept the white areas where very light colors will be applied, so those colors will not be altered by the darker underpainting. (Things I learned in art school.)
3) White gesso applied to areas that will be very light in color.
Why start with a gray underpainting, you may be wondering? A lot of this painting will be done in reds and blues, colors that are similar in value (tone) to the gray underpainting. It is easier to get good color coverage if the underpainting is similar in tone, rather than trying to cover a white canvas with darker colors. Likewise, I've kept the white areas where very light colors will be applied, so those colors will not be altered by the darker underpainting. (Things I learned in art school.)
There's more to come and I'll keep you posted. Thanks for taking a look.
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1 comment:
Learned something... beautiful!
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