Last thursday I went to bed and couldn't sleep. There was an image in my head. At 1am I was so frustrated and ready to explode that I got up out of bed and spent three hours in the studio- I just had to get some work out of my head and onto the page! So I started. Then went back to bed. A creative explosion.
I've been plodding away for a few hours every night since then and this is where I'm up to:
sketches all over my studio walls
start with an acrylic wash and blocking in the underpainting.
mapping out shapes and colours. I'm working on a heavy weight card. It is super thick and stiff so I have not soaked and taped/stretched it (like a watercolour paper). I don't think I'll be using enough paint for it to warp.
begin working up the top layers in top section to get some more direction before continuing the background
blocking in more background. layer. layer. layer.
tools. Acrylic paint. Spreader medium. Drying retarder. Brushes. Palette knife.
more tools. graphite. 6B. 7B. 9B. and oil pastels.
working my way down the page with more layers and building up the detail
It is by no means finished, but just thought I'd share a sneak peek of what's been happening in my studio over the last week.
Wow, this is beautiful. I really love seeing your process. I often do process shots too but I am never this organised!
ReplyDeleteI love it already, can't wait to see it finished.
ReplyDeletethanks! I just finished it tonight so you'll see the 'finished' pics tomorrow :)
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