Karin has talked about painting on a black ground. I used a Sharpie pen to darken the background for my Diana painting, and liked this process. You have to paint light areas with fat paint or use two coats. For this project I used a deep red background, and sketched with a Sharpie and white pencil.
MADISON AVENUE (6x11 Oil on Masonite)
One of the problems with painting from photos is the camera records the dark areas as black. However when you are outside and look at dark areas you see various colors. I like to paint from reference digital photos displayed on the computer. I use the monitor brightness control to see allow seeing into the darks. Using this technique allowed me to see the flag on the right.
The traffic lights in the photo all appeard as yellow. However, we know the top light is always red. This is an other problem with photos. The camera will often record bright lights as yellow.
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ReplyDeleteI love your paintivg.
ReplyDeleteInteresting to see your painting process and how you tackled it. I think that's why I found painting the same scene so difficult as I didn't make a detailed underdrawing. Great painting!
ReplyDeletewow, you did a great job on this DSFDF .
ReplyDeleteReally fantastic job on this, you feel like you are in the Big Bad city! ;)
ReplyDeleteMarvelous!!!!
ReplyDeleteWonderful! Thanks for sharing your process. I found this a new and difficult subject to tackle. Your version makes me feel like I am there. I really like that patch of red in the foreground too.
ReplyDeleteThanks to all for dropping in on my blog, and leaving such complementary comments. Glendale, that patch of red in the foreground is my signature. Its a little blurred in the photo.
ReplyDeletegreat version of the DSDF challenge.
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