A couple of layers with restraint should do it... I hope. For one thing, the exaggerated lighting needs a little attenuation for more of a natural look. The introduction of cool colors will help as well. As usual, I try to save as much of the underpainting as possible in the final stage of development...
Friday, May 8, 2009
Cape May portrait - step III... trying to imagine an intense light in her face!
This second fairly thin layer over the underpainting got me to where I want to be for some serious work. I tried to convey the atmosphere of the East coast in the early evening with the model under intense lighting (this could be coming from a boardwalk area)... after a sunny day at the beach...
A couple of layers with restraint should do it... I hope. For one thing, the exaggerated lighting needs a little attenuation for more of a natural look. The introduction of cool colors will help as well. As usual, I try to save as much of the underpainting as possible in the final stage of development...
A couple of layers with restraint should do it... I hope. For one thing, the exaggerated lighting needs a little attenuation for more of a natural look. The introduction of cool colors will help as well. As usual, I try to save as much of the underpainting as possible in the final stage of development...
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