Monochromatic Portrait Commission Update #2

More definition has been added to her skin and the darkest darks have been painted on her hair. The details on her face have also been further refined.

Monochromatic Watercolor Portrait Commission Update #1

The muscle shapes have been suggested using thin layers of color to gradually build up the tonal values. At this stage I try to get the feel for the shapes by sculpting out the form.

Blogger Black Hole!

Well sorry to those of you who have been getting a nice 404 error when trying to view my site for the past 2 days! I made the mistake of trying to do a simple task like using bloggers custom domain to access the cool gadgets they offer. Well, to make a long story short, I think everything was done correctly (according to support) but still neither my blog or website will display anymore...so back to the old blogger :) Tried and true and will lay off the custom domain until my nerves are less frayed ;)

Monochromatic Watercolor Portrait Commission

This is the start of my latest watercolor portrait commission. I love the pose, very elegant & simple. Doing it using a monochromatic pallette will help to keep a quite calming feel.

Watercolor Painting - Peeling Paint Update #3

I have added the grout around the bricks now & I think it turned out really well! I have also added more detail to the house and a couple more layers of blue to the sky.

Watercolor Painting - Peeling Paint Update #2

I finally got an update online now I have been having blogger problems & my images would not load. I think it is the computer gods trying to get me off my computer and back to painting, it is working! I roughed in the bricks and used several layers for the sky but may still add a layer or two once the rest of the colors are brought up to completion. The windows have been blocked in but still need more layers of blacks to give more depth and then need to fill in the window pane to set it back into the house. I am really happy with the way the peeling paint turned out so far :)

Watercolor Painting - Peeling Paint Update #1

Well a bit of time has passed since I started this demo as I had to reformat my computer to try to restore my webcam, only to find out that it is a hardware issue, not software so now I need to find my warranty for my computer...awk! I never buy the extended warranty, perhaps I jinxed myself by buying it as I have only had the computer for less than a year...ok enough griping!

So I meant to take a photo earlier but was so happy to be back painting that I forgot. I painted in transferred the drawing and then masked off the whites so I could paint the dark layers of wood beneath the peeling paint without having to worry about saving my whites.

I used several layers of paint, more than I thought I would need, and will continue to add more layers as the painting progresses to give more depth. The bricks were under painted with yellow to give a bit of a glow through the layers I plan to add on top. I am going to make the bricks warmer than in the reference photo to add more contrast & because I like warm bricks :)

The house has been under painted with several layers of a blueish gray painting in some of the darker areas just to keep things balanced. I am still debating on how much detail to add to the windows as I am tempted to add the detail I see within the window panes but will wait to see how the painting progresses as it may be more interesting just to see the play on lights & darks.

Peeling Paint - Update #1

Quebec City Window - Peeling Paint

This is the reference photo for the painting I started on today. It has been sitting on my table for awhile now & I finally got my butt in gear to start on it! I transferred the sketch to my stretched watercolor paper today and laid down the first layer of glaze and hope to dive in tomorrow morning :)