a few more strokes..... Alex.
So last week, one of my students asked me what the point was from working from life, if we can easily work from photos. This little study is from an okay snapshot. If I didn't work regularly from models, I could never create the nuances of light/shadow/color/planar effects here that naturally occur but cannot be seen in a photo. So.....work from life as much as you can!!!
So last week, one of my students asked me what the point was from working from life, if we can easily work from photos. This little study is from an okay snapshot. If I didn't work regularly from models, I could never create the nuances of light/shadow/color/planar effects here that naturally occur but cannot be seen in a photo. So.....work from life as much as you can!!!
Alex!! always glare issues with these freshly painted ones.... 8"x8". I decide to stop on these when I feel like I've worked enough on them for a study.
Initial block-in stage of mugshot of Alex: I'm painting this little one on top of an old one (which is why you're seeing pinks, etc.). I've always wanted to paint Alex....he's threatened to model for me years but still hasn't. So, this is an FB pic (that I found on his page) which I love because almost always, he's got a great gleaming smile on his face and looks like THE nicest guy....here, he looks very serious and possibly mean . It's clearly posed. So....now I will bring in the color.
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