To paint this face we were told to cut a small 1/4" square hole in each of two small pieces of watercolor paper. Starting anywhere on the face we were to put one paper on the reference photo (in yesterday's blog) to isolate the value we observed in the small hole. Then the second piece of paper was placed on our drawing at the same location. Using any color we were to paint the small square matching the value seen in the reference square. Color didn't matter. This was repeated, square by small square, all over the face until it was filled in with color. This was a very slow, deliberate task that took much concentration and a long time to complete. It has been almost as difficult to explain it! As you can see, this is not a masterpiece. Nor is it a painting to be displayed in a frame. It was an exercise at the workshop. However, if you would like to make me an offer I can't refuse!
2 comments:
What's wrong with this? Why couldn't it be displayed in a frame? I believe that the method you used is quite interesting. It made you focus on just that one part rather than the whole.
Sounds complicated but it still turned out really good. Like the colors.
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