Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Barrel Chest



It's amazing how much you can't see unless you step away. The painting at the top is the initial open grisaille completed before a break. When I returned to the canvas after 10 minutes, I could see immediately that the painting had a barrel chest that the model didn't have. I slimmed my painting down, and began the closed grisaille stage.

On the bottom right of the canvas you can see the color samples for the closed grisaille. I found it challenging to mix a color that is not too orange or pasty white.

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