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October Skies Part 3

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April 28.

And another two weeks. That seems pretty standard for the non-earth tones.

I did more work on the back row of trees, using the technique and colors described in the previous update to fill out the trees a little bit more. I am really pleased with the way this is turning out!

For the middle row of trees, I dropped Cerulean Blue and added French Ultramarine Blue, which is more reddish and darker in value. Even with the same yellow and red, it produces a green that automatically comes forward visually.

It can also get quite bold without much trouble at all, so I will need to keep watch on that.

Buddy is the center of attention here and one of the best ways to establish the center of attention is to place the darkest darks and lightest lights in that area, as well as the sharpest detail.

I began to establish the lights and darks by painting darkly shadowed foliage on the lighted side of Buddy and brighter foliage on the shadowed side of Buddy. It’s rather difficult to see because I haven’t yet started on Buddy, but you can see those lights and darks around his neck.

That concluded work on Buddy for the month of April. Duncan’s portrait was finished in that time frame and Katie’s portrait started.

Three posthumous portraits in a row, each one special and each one challenging.

©Copyright 2008 by Carrie Lewis. See original post here.

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