Took the opportunity to practice some glazing on some of my old life studies from Monday nights life class and see if I could move some of them on and just experiment. Just starting to see some of the transparent effects coming through although the finished painting looks a little smoother and less blotchy than... Continue Reading →
Following on from my charcoal, I decided to have a go at a self portrait. This time though i decided to use a photo and later a mirror to help finish off. I tried to add some depth by blurring and softening certain parts of the portrait i.e. knocking them back into the distance and... Continue Reading →
This was my first attempt at glazing. Although its sometimes hard to show on screen, this portrait has a nice transparent depth. The downside is you have to let each layer dry completely. But I enjoyed the experience. I can see now how some of the Great Masters achieved that depth. I shall use this technique... Continue Reading →
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