These do not have enough to fill their own post in my opinion. Sorry these past few posts have been rather boring.
Green:
I tried something different with the green one. I tinted the gesso a green color to help with the color of the white sink. I also laid out the image with oil pastels instead of using paint. I'm not sure if it made that much of a difference so I chose not to repeat the process in the yellow or purple.
Purple:
The purple one has been interesting because the way I edited the photo (included below) eliminated a lot of the chatter and splatters. So it has a much cleaner feel that I like. I also used more Damar varnish (medium that you mix into the oils to 1.) help it dry faster 2.) give it a shiny quality.) I did enjoy using the Damar Varnish while laying out the painting and I will repeat this process in the rest of my pieces.
Source photo (I'm not that good... yet.)
Yellow:
In a recent progress critique one of my classmates said she was very concerned when she heard me mention that I was planning to start a yellow painting because she feared it would end up looking like a pee painting. However, she was pleased to inform me that I had succeeded in making a non-pee painting.
Again I used the Damar Varnish to help lay out the painting. The source photo is very interesting (below) and I am excited to continue to work on the piece. However, it is proving to be a challenge because yellow is such a transparent paint color that anything you add to it to give the color some shadow ends up looking green or too dark. How fortunate for me that the yellow in the source photo actually has a greenish tint!
Source photo
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