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| Untitled 9"x12" Oil on panel |
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Under Painting
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- David Parker
- Greenville, South Carolina, United States
- My name is David Parker. I work full time as a Senior UI designer in Greenville, SC. I maintain this blog to document my work and progress as a painter.
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3 comments:
Hey David, the stem looks accurate to me and I think this will make a great finished piece. I want to have a go at a painting using underpainting. Any tips? what colours have you used? Does it have to be monochrome?
Nick, thanks for the comment. In regards to underpainting, I would say don't get to detailed on the initial layer. Save that for the later stages. I generally use a mix of burnt umber and ultramarine blue thinned with gamsol for my first layer. In this stage I fix any issues I had with the drawing and start to indicate form and value. After completing that first wash in layer I start my color stages.
This method is by no means the best or only way to do an underpainting. I would just experiment and see what works for you. I'm not to sure that you need it though. Your paintings are awesome as is. I think the no underpainting thing is working pretty well for you. I love the "No strings attached" piece you just completed. Very nice!
Thanks for taking time to reply David. I really want to try underpainting if only to stop my curiosity, but I also feel it will give my work a more rich and deep finish. I think I will try it on a small piece to begin with as I have some larger 50cm x 70cm boards I want to use it if all goes well. On the whole I am happy with my methods but am always looking for improvements. Thanks again, will post how I get on.
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