Managed to get another half day to work on this CP portrait as I'd love to get it finished before the weekend
I added more layers to his hat to darken the grey colour. I then worked more on his skintones and although it may not be obvious there are about 8 more layers of colour laid down (very gently with a sharp pointed pencil).
The great thing about WIP photos is that they show up errors that aren't always obvious to the naked eye ... in this case I saw that his right eye (left as we look at it) was much paler than the other one.
Then I got bored with skintones and moved onto his jacket/jumper:
again the light was poor today so the white paper has photographed with a very grey tinge
Next update:
I photographed this in a different room so now I have a 'pink' cast to the photo .... oh well!
I've added a suggestion of knitted pattern to his jacket
I do need to go back to work on his skin/beard ... but reasonably happy with progress so far.
I added more layers to his hat to darken the grey colour. I then worked more on his skintones and although it may not be obvious there are about 8 more layers of colour laid down (very gently with a sharp pointed pencil).
The great thing about WIP photos is that they show up errors that aren't always obvious to the naked eye ... in this case I saw that his right eye (left as we look at it) was much paler than the other one.
Then I got bored with skintones and moved onto his jacket/jumper:
again the light was poor today so the white paper has photographed with a very grey tinge
Next update:
I photographed this in a different room so now I have a 'pink' cast to the photo .... oh well!
I've added a suggestion of knitted pattern to his jacket
I do need to go back to work on his skin/beard ... but reasonably happy with progress so far.
This is a nice picture Sue, you like old men with beards don't you? You portray them very well. I get the feeling I would love to get to know this guy.
ReplyDeletethe knitted pattern is a good touch to the portrait :)
ReplyDeleteHi Jo. Yep (I'm married to one)! Seriously David isn't that old or that hairy but he does have a beard.
ReplyDeleteYes, I seem to be attracted to this kind of character - he seemed to be a permanent fixture as lots of people stopped to chat to him or bring him hot drinks. I wonder if he's still there as we haven't been to Lyon for a couple of years.
Thanks Jennifer :)
ReplyDeleteThis is coming along so well, Sue! It looks very, very close to being finished so you should make your weekend deadline!
ReplyDeleteAmazing work!!! Love his hat!!! I can see the stitching!!!!!❤️
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