Showing posts with label figure. Show all posts
Showing posts with label figure. Show all posts

Monday

Demonstration: Wet into Wet with Grids and Anatomical Layouts

Swimmer oil paint on masonite panel 10x8 inches by Kenney Mencher




This is a step by step video that shows how I lay out the figure using a combination of the grid and transfer system combined with an anatomical life drawing method.  It also shows how I use the oil paint in a wet into wet or alla prima style.  I also discuss the colors I used.

This  painting is a available for purchase at:
https://www.etsy.com/listing/106185482/swimmer-oil-paint-on-masonite-panel-10x8

Here are the supplies I used:

    Turpenoid odorless thinner
    These are some of  the brushes I use most  (I've cut and pasted from www.aswexpress.com)
            Winsor & Newton Monarch Bright Brush - Size 2
            Winsor & Newton Monarch Bright Brush - Size 8
            Winsor & Newton Monarch Bright Brush - Size 12
            Winsor & Newton Monarch Bright Brush - Size 14
            Isabey Isacryl Series 6562 Bright Brush - Size 6
            Isabey Isacryl Series 6562 Bright Brush - Size 10
            Pro-Stroke Red Sable Series 49B Bright - Size 20
            Pro-Stroke Red Sable Series 49B Bright - Size 16
            PRO-STROKE RED SABLE SERIES 49B BRIGHT - SIZE 6
            PROSTROKE SABLE BRIGHT SZ 8

             
    Paints: (hues are OK) Windsor Newton Wintons, Rowney Georgian, Utrecht, or Gamblin are all very good paints. I suggest buying the largest student grade tubes you can afford. (around 225 ml)
    The best value for you on the www.aswexpress.com website is probably the Windsor Newton WINTON
        lamp black (I suggest Windsor Newton Winton)
        burnt sienna (I suggest Gamblin)
        burnt umber or raw umber (I suggest Gamblin)
        yellow ochre(I suggest Windsor Newton Winton)
        lemon yellow (I suggest Windsor Newton Winton)
        scarlet (Rowney Georgian is a good brand)
        cadmium red light (I suggest Windsor Newton Winton)
        alizarin crimson (I suggest Windsor Newton Winton)
        ultramarine blue (I suggest Windsor Newton Winton)
        cerulean blue (I suggest Windsor Newton Winton)
        payne's gray  (I think Gamblin brand is best for this one.)
        white (there are several different ones zinc white and or titanium white are fine)
    A small bottle of Liquin or Galkyd painting medium
    An 18"x24" Drawing board

Saturday

My Use and Abuse of Photo Reference

People always ask me if I work from photos.  I sure do.  I've actually had to develop my skills as a photographer but it also helps to look at the pictures in Photoshop on the computer screen.  Here's my painting called "It is What it Is" oil on canvas 36"x48"
Here are some of the reference photos I used.










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Friday

Another Nail in My Heart 8"x20"

"Another Nail in My Heart" oil on panel 8"x20"
Galkyd medium mixed with burnt umber paint applied with a rag.
Drawing done with burnt umber paint and a sable brush. I wiped out the lights with a rag and some paint thinner.
Galkyd and thin washy layer of main colors and values. Then I let it tack up or dry just a bit. Galkyd medium speeds the drying and makes a nice stable underpainting.
Thicker layers of paint and then working out subtle stuff with some sable brushes.
The finished painting.
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