Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Jan 18th: Graphite/Acrylic on Canvas

I got more done last night than I planned, which is nice. I thought that I would be way too tired when I got home from work to really do any painting, but I was super awake for whatever reason. So, on the graphite drawing of the baby, I worked on her sleeve. It's a huge, pink, puffy thing and has a lot of wrinkles and shading. Oi! Wrinkles in clothing aren't very hard to do though and just knowing how close I am to finishing helps. It's also satifying to erase the grid lines.

Then when I got home, I laid the grid for the second Santiago family portrait. In this one, the kids are considerably younger. I did the outlines and basic facial features. I use brown just because it's not as hard to cover over as black when I find I'm a little off on something. They're creepy looking, I know, because it's so rough. But, I have to start somewhere. Tonight I'll begin adding color and depth to skin and eyes. I like this blog thing. It's cool to see the progression.

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