When, by now, you can visualize
the painting, you might start painting
with oil. But do not be impatient. First of all, check again your intended
composition. You are still able to make major changes.
Again, mix acrylic paint (blue) in your small dish and block
in the entire area. The glazing should be sufficiently thin so
as to be able to discern the first washes.
Because the brushed in glaze will again be somewhat streaky,
change the brush-stroke direction from vertical to horizontal.
As previously, you now brush white into your painting and
you will observe a manifold increasing three-dimensional effect.
As a side-effect, already now you are creating painted textures.
Take a breath, lean back and behold your painting.
Are there any areas to which you would like to bring
major change?
What you have achieved by underpainting gives you plenty of
freedom and simplifies continuing to paint with oil.
Remember, oil paint takes much longer to dry. So why not repeat
the entire process by using red to achieve even greater density
and three-dimensional quality. Right now, block in a really very
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Again, not the shade is important,
but
enabling you to sharpen contrast by
using white to soften gradation and
enhance blending. May be you might
still want to add just a few highlights.
Details like eye lashes in a portrait,
a power line against a blue sky, fruit
flies in a fruit basket or individual
leaves at the edge of a tree can
practically be disregarded
during underpainting.
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