Okie doke so last week you got to see the original drawing of my latest commission titled: Hermes' Whisper.
This week you get to see the first stage of how the drawing transforms into a completed painting.
The above shows what's known as the "under painting". The under painting's goal is to cover all of the white of the drawing, and blocks in, with translucent colors, the shapes of shadows to help establish the tonal value and demential atmosphere of the piece.
Next week is the addition of opaque color that really brings life to the piece. If today's post is the shadows, next weeks post would undoubtedly be the light.
Until then!
Posted Wednesday, Mar 26th 2014 @ 21:59