Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Painting a life model


the frenchmodel, originally uploaded by deepwarren.
As part of the painting course I got given for Xmas, we get to do 2 weeks with a life model. This is week 1. It's in oils on paper, with a concentration on using primary colours and staying away form heavy whites and darks. You will notice that i've manged to disobey that by using white on the lampshade/post, and edging in some dark umber.

We spent time drawing it up, trying to think of a composition and generally farting around before (finally) the paint comes out. She was a lovely model, and did a nice pose with good angles on the legs to try and get some shadows going.

Composition seems to be the hardest part of this - i was aiming for more square with the model off to the left, but lounge seems to be determined to center her. Somehow the lampshade - which is actually taller than the model seems to have shrunk down, and has become the object of the models attention.

She wore sunglasses (to shade herself form the studio lights - which are both hot and bright). I've not painted in them in, as they are going to be removed. We're leaving the face till last apparently. Trying to keep it light and sketchy ..

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