08-26-2022, 09:24 AM
Update (2/2)
This is the one I'd like to talk about a little...
...I know I've been doing a lot of skulls and that's because I feel fairly comfortable with them. It's because eventually I'd like to do portraits and build from there (but, my days, do moody landscapes get me going!) So, I guess doing skulls helps with the structure of the face, right?
I feel like I had a bit of a break through this evening with this one, as I've not been mindlessly pushing paint around on the surface until it looks like something I'm fairly content with. I picked my brush strokes and committed to them. Decisive strokes to try and push form. I really feel like I'm starting to connect with oil paint now. Or maybe it was just luck? We shall see. However, I was happy with the strokes I laid, not necessarily the image in it's self.
Thanks.
This is the one I'd like to talk about a little...
...I know I've been doing a lot of skulls and that's because I feel fairly comfortable with them. It's because eventually I'd like to do portraits and build from there (but, my days, do moody landscapes get me going!) So, I guess doing skulls helps with the structure of the face, right?
I feel like I had a bit of a break through this evening with this one, as I've not been mindlessly pushing paint around on the surface until it looks like something I'm fairly content with. I picked my brush strokes and committed to them. Decisive strokes to try and push form. I really feel like I'm starting to connect with oil paint now. Or maybe it was just luck? We shall see. However, I was happy with the strokes I laid, not necessarily the image in it's self.
Thanks.