nude step 7

I did this step last night but had to wait until this morning to get a good photo. It still seems redder than in real life.

I continued adding colour and darkening values all over the painting. I also took the masking fluid off my signature. I knew it was going to be too dark to sign when I started it so I wrote my signature in masking fluid. That kept it white and now when I finish the background it will blend in more.

Nude step 6

I did some more work on values and a lot of detail on the ear.

nude step 5

I have continued working around the whole painting darkening values and checking that it is anatomically correct.

Canoes - a quick painting

I did this quick painting while at our art club's open studio yesterday. It isn't my usual style and and I am not very happy with it but it will look OK on a card or small print. :) The photo here is darker than the original. The reference photo is from "jab" on the artist's website "Wetcanvas".

nude step 4

I am continuing to darken the values but I have a long way to go. I'm at the stage where the layers have to be brushed on gently or they lift the ones underneath. Once everything is wet I can't do any more until it is completely dry again so this is taking longer than usual because I can't go to something else in the painting while waiting.

nude step 3

I managed to get some painting in today and continued to work over the whole painting darkening values and developing shapes.

male step 2

I have started blocking in the first skin tone washes. At this stage I'll look carefully to see if the shadows are deliniating the form I want and maybe lift some highlights before I go farther with the darks. I am working this weekend so it will be a few days before I can do more.