i found this technique that i read the old masters used to use, mostly dutch painters. it’s called the flemish technique i love it, it’s basically what i have been looking for through all my trial and error in painting. i drew a still life, of a munny doll. i found my steps for this technique here. i hope to do a few more still lifes and then portraits.
here is what i have so far, i’m not sure where i want to go with the color. excuse the crappy pics, my scanner is down.
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- picture of the munny doll and lighting, i actually drew this from real life then took the pic to go back for reference.
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- the drawing of the munny doll.
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- burnt umber (mid tone) wash to see values better.
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- burnt umber shadows.
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- layered washed white highlights added to shadows
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- grayscale
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- first layer of color phthalocyanine ( i hope i spelled that right) green.
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- added a yellow line to see how colors will wash over the grayscale.
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- added a wash of deep violet focusing on the darker shadows.
