This deadline is fast approaching so I'll try and post more of these as I go. Hopefully, at the end of each day I'll make some decent progress. I'm trying not to get too caught up in details but it's a bit of a back and forth game at this point. Almost no avoiding it. A very annoying aspect about painting large watery washes on wc paper is the curling of the paper. Other than that I love it.
As you can see here I'm just starting to pull out shapes from vague darker masses to refine. Esp around the face and shoulders. There's some interesting translucent, layery things happening here that I'm liking. I plan on introducing more color within the lighted area of the torso but I want to be careful not to overdo it.
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Overdoing it seems to be my mantra. Hey have you ever answered why you don't stretch your paper like a watercolorist or even over stretcher bars? Looking great Eric.
this looks like it will be another lovely painting. I know I don't comment much but your art is hugely inspiring to me. I love looking at your progress. :D
I used to stretch my wc paper. However it cuts into the usable area and I want to use the entire sheet. Even stretched wc paper expands and contracts with washes and eventually becomes warped. Admittedly, besides my personal experience I haven't looked into other potential solutions. Maybe I should do a little more research. Thanks guys
Yeah, I think you're doing just fine. I just had a friend who stretched good wc paper, after soaking, over stretcher bars. It stretched it tight as a drum. I tried it and it is pretty cool but it can also flatten the texture just a little. Creates a satisfying object though, if you like to drum.
I know sometimes artist fear showing progress of there work for fear that it will break the magic, so I'm thankful that you are brave enough to put it out there. Its helpful for us who are ourselves still a work in progress.
I may try stretcher strips. Thanks Bill. Hopefully some good demos on the ol' youtube.
I don't want to show the entire piece until it's done. But I think there's enough of the details here to give people a good sense of where I'm taking this. You never know what may happen in the last 10% of a painting. Hopefully, you'll still be pleasantly surprised at the end.
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