The process of figure painting

Drawing

First I drew the figure as accurate as possible. At this stage the figure is still flat; only the shapes of the shadows are indicated. The form is not turned-this is just a map for the process that will fallow.

The drawing transfer

The drawing is placed on transferring paper which is put on top of the painting surface . That can be a board or canvas of your choice. Instead of using transferring paper, a different method can be used. Oil paint can be thinly applied on the back of the drawing and than placed on top of the canvas. The next step will be to take a sharp ball pen or any other sharp enough tool .Trace the drawing/go over it . When I removed the transfer, this is what's left on the canvas.

Under Painting

The under painting stage is another tool to help me think the painting over.

At this stage the drawing challenge has been resolved for the time.

Now is time to concentrate on value and over all aesthetics.

These quests is easier to solve with one hue .

My choice is warm earth tone.That can be Burnt Umber , Raw Umber,or Burnt Seina to which a little black was added.

The paint is applied thinly to the transferred drawing , The lights are wiped out with a soft rug.

The Color Stage

Now I am ready for the next stage . This is not the final step .

This is the Ebauche.

The Ebauche is a step befor the finish. At this point I am searching for the color. Keeping in mind warm against cool , try not to loose the value . The drawing needs to be brought to a higher finish and correction.

For a true Ebauche the colors has to be brighter than they ought to be in the final stage.

The edges will be worked later.

Comments

color study for red tomatoes and green kale leaves.

The fascination with color takes me into experimenting numerous color combinations and pallets with hope that one day I will find the one that I like the best. I like very much Carlos Madrid's color combinations. In this painting, I tried to use his pallet. There is no green pigment in this combination.

Color system

This is an one hour demo painting. This color system is based on my understanding of the Fletcher booklet color system. The main point of the triangle points to blue violet. The only complement colors on the color wheel are blue and orange. The others are split complimentary colors. The blue and the orange, to my understanding, will never be grayed with each other . They will be most vibrant if they are placed next to each other in the painting, and they will be the main theme of the painting. The other colors, which are 7 points on the color wheel, will never cross the center of the color wheel in order to gray them. For the other 5 points on the wheel that are missing, we can create them by mixing neighboring colors. That means that the missing points are not allowed to be squeezed from the tube. In doing so, the painting has a better color unity. In the center of the wheel, we'll have a mixture of the three points of the central triangle. In this case, blue violet, red orange...

Drawing at Grimaldy's workshop

These are two quick value studies done in pencil.

Ariella Goldman

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