Showing posts with label Portrait. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Portrait. Show all posts

Tuesday, April 8, 2008

Portrait Part 3


Well this was my last class. I've learned so much and I think my painting techniques are improving. I now know a lot more about the painting process. There is more to a painting then just the photo you are painting from. You have to decide on what will be your focal point, making value studies and then putting it all on canvas. I feel that I can now look at my subject and see past the details and focus on the masses first and details last. This was always a problem for me at first but, now I am evolving into a better painter. Here is the portrait I've been working on it still isn't finished I only put color on the face. The eyes, hair and the background still needs finished. I'll of course keep you posted on the progress of this painting.

Sunday, October 14, 2007

Sweet Dreams

I finally did it! I painted my first portrait and I'm pleased on how it turned out. I had some problems at first with the nose but the final result turned out just the way I wanted it to. The nose is the hardest thing for me to paint on a person. Just trying to get the shading just right and the shape so that it ends up looking like the person you are trying to paint is the hardest part.
This painting is not for sale.
8x10 oils on canvas.