With the portrait today I decided to go smaller again, just so I could maybe come to more of a conclusion and to force myself to simplify and stuff.
#portrait #portraitpainting #painting #oilpainting #allaprima #drawing #portretschilderij #schilderen #kunst #art #mastoart #fediart
@Ulisu I think it's great! There's so much good in limiting and challenging one's self.
I couldnt really make out at first whether her neck had lace detail or a tattoo or an ornate necklace. (Thanks for alt Text!)
But it doesn't really matter. We can tell that she adorned herself in some way and that says a lot about her persona without drawing too much attention from the portrait itself. Very well done!
Weird question but do you sometimes halfly close your eyes when you check how it's going?
When I look at it half closed it looks just super realistic, this is so good especially with such a rough pencil. (I'm totally not jealous, nono, not at all *ahum..* )
@itchi5 yeah I do the ole squinting every now and then while painting :) however, even more important is to be precise with the values, meaning that every shape must be compared to every other shape in terms of brightness. Squinting helps to make that more visible too so it’s a good technique.
On an even more tangential note I use several gestalts to imbue a sense of light/form/whatever. In this case I heavily used value shifts with the background in the hair and blouse
Sounds complicated, but the results are def. worth it.
Ulrich Suberg
lps
EtchedMoments
Miss Megaphon
Itchi5 illustrations
JPM van der Steen