![Abundance : mixed media portrait on canvas by Renee Walden](https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mFvMfJsOAWQ/WNDUMDBqEJI/AAAAAAAABT0/DTaNtTqUCEcwoBQzrFdTsqSeaXRzwAvvACEw/s640/DSC_0013.JPG) |
Abundance : mixed media portrait on canvas |
While painting 'Abundance', one the mixed media portraits in my Gaia Series, I took a few in progress photos. You can follow the process below.
(Of course, the reality is that there aren't really just 5 steps.) :-)
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Step 1 : the drawing and blocking in of the darkest shadows over the collaged background |
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Step 2 : modelling the face in shades of grey |
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Step 3 : working in natural skin tones. Blocking in the flowers and background. |
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Step 4 : adding more colour to the skin tones. Working on each flower petal and leaf to make them more 3D. |
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Step 5 : Final painting |
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