slow hand ~ Andrew Ken's sketchbook

[aks9]

finished the still-life and did some master studies, which aren't complete yet.

the portraits are self portraits done by leonard da vinci and rembrant. while doing the rembrant one, i found out how useful it is to blur ones vision in order to see the blocks of colour clearer, especially around the face and the different variations that produce the 3d-form effect. any of you guys doing painting who don't regularly blur your vision might want to try it out. i tried painting *while* my eyes were blurred, and it was surprising how much it helps with certain things.

i still need to fix the proportions and layout of the facial features for both of them..













and this is my first acrylic to not totally suck, this is a study of an artist who i don't know the name of unfortunately.