ASSIGNMENT 1- 2 FIGURE ACTION PAINTING

upload works in progress, sketches, or reference here to share between classes.

im still admin. hahahaha.
maybe i can edit that.

heres my finished sketch, updates tomorrow.

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Fantastic start, Brian! I'm really seeing improvement in overall contrast between figure and ground. I like the "looseness" of marks as well. You have a nice foundation to begin Final painting. Take your time, build color in layers, leave shadow areas thin to reveal underpainting.

Great comp, dan-a-lanna-ding-dong!!! Dedicate time, patience to transferring this image to canvas/support for final. Nice composition.

Ok, good. Its moving right along. Now keep using your smaller brush to tighten things up further. Incorporate more intense color where ever you can.

Wow! I really am a handsome cuss. Fantastic work to date. The image seems a little washed out...taken with a flash? If not consider a little more contrast in eyes and overall glazing. I look forward to seeing this in person.

All right, joined the blog, here we go.

First painting so far, crit away Dave.

-N

Again, it is nice to see your adventure with color. The flower at the top of fountain has great texture and is nice part of the comp. A few drawing issues: The upper and lower "bowls", as well as the base of the fountain flatten out a bit. I'd like to see them turn back into the space. Ultimately they are circles/half-spheres in perspective. Organize the saturated colors (which appear to be a yellow ochre-raw sienna like color) for the for the parts of the rim where the directly hits. Then cool down/neutralize (don't deaden) that color a bit to paint the area moving away from the light source and back in space. Think aerial perspective as you move to the outside edges, softer and subtler. The upper right female figure's left hand is difficult to understand. The wrist structure is a little too "rubbery". Plus, I can't tell if the hand is palm-up or -down. Keep thinking simple, big shapes. If you want more and more refined detail a small Taklon (really good Nylon) brush might be needed.