Tuesday, May 21, 2019

Fear And Learning

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Sometimes, the paintings I'm working on just scare me away for a while. After a few weeks distance from this one— the last time I worked on it was April 26th— I was able to approach it with a fresh viewpoint. Apparently all of my online research over the last few weeks has provided me with some good tips, and I used them this morning. For example: Zinc White is good for mixing with reds to produce skin tones.

So here's where things were just before I took a break— I lightened the color of the water around the figure, and applied color in different values to the back.

Coming Of Age In The Year 2018, © 2019, work in progress (click on image for larger view)
 
And this is where things are now, after blending some of the color with a dry brush, and wiping it off in between value changes:
 
Coming Of Age In The Year 2018, © 2019, work in progress (click on image for larger view)
 

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