tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993243168234160587.post622086410977143113..comments2023-11-05T05:46:58.154-06:00Comments on Jean Townsend's Daily Painting: Mugshot 27: Possible Family MemberJean Townsendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09548300464408866959noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993243168234160587.post-55018247986658705582011-10-30T12:13:37.890-05:002011-10-30T12:13:37.890-05:00Really strong, Jean! and beautifully painted! It c...Really strong, Jean! and beautifully painted! It caught my eye immediately when I saw the thumbnail. His head sits so perfectly in the atmospheric background.Lorraine Shirkushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08289581724600276889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993243168234160587.post-82194131031437430252011-10-29T19:47:42.895-05:002011-10-29T19:47:42.895-05:00Thanks for the comments....
Regarding the underpai...Thanks for the comments....<br />Regarding the underpainting Camille, basically it's just one, maybe two.<br />Using a thin wash of dark reddish brown (winsor red and viridian, but anything will do), do the drawing and paint all the dark masses, simplifying them. Keep the paint thin so it won't make mud when you paint over it. Then take the darkest body tone and mass in the darkest darks. The lighted area of the face should now be very apparent. The halftones and darks will go on top of the thin underpainting. This helps you keep the half tones and darks in the correct tonal range. ( I still find this difficult but so much easier this way.) Strongly stated values create volume and a sense of weight -- voila! I hope I wrote all that correctly....Jean Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09548300464408866959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993243168234160587.post-51707636125295532882011-10-29T17:08:29.765-05:002011-10-29T17:08:29.765-05:00I forgot to even say how wonderful the painting is...I forgot to even say how wonderful the painting is, sorry about that. You did an incredible job!Camille LaRue Olsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07628103755311553153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993243168234160587.post-5524532573584474792011-10-29T16:47:07.328-05:002011-10-29T16:47:07.328-05:00Beautifully painted.Beautifully painted.Karen Brusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06916969404160852607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993243168234160587.post-1852823385806264332011-10-29T13:51:57.763-05:002011-10-29T13:51:57.763-05:00Jean, I'm curious how many separate underpaint...Jean, I'm curious how many separate underpainting areas went into his face. I want to guess three or four?Camille LaRue Olsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07628103755311553153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993243168234160587.post-51856864484900515632011-10-28T21:33:10.125-05:002011-10-28T21:33:10.125-05:00This is another great one! I'm still waiting f...This is another great one! I'm still waiting for your mug. I'll be home in about 2 weeks. Hope to "see" you then. :-)Linda Popplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06597184853450230942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993243168234160587.post-91767704443839081452011-10-27T20:21:01.457-05:002011-10-27T20:21:01.457-05:00You are too funny! I don't think he looks ter...You are too funny! I don't think he looks terrorized, but maybe a little apprehensive. Your class sounds great. Don't you love it when you learn something new?Virginia Floydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00135585280436374598noreply@blogger.com