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Author: Leslie_Pz, Contributing Editor
| LIGHTEN AND DARKEN
While still working over the surface of the entire painting, I have lightened areas and darkened others continuing to define the mass of the hands. If you look at your own hands, you will see that the curves and lines are defined by the shadows and highlights. In the images below, you can see the subtle adjustments. After many hours, those subtle “adjustments” eventually accumulate into a finished piece. In the next image, after a few hours of adjusting, I am almost there. The top side of the hand on the left still looks rough. Also, the entire painting lacks the softness needed to finish the “emotion” of the touch. That usually happens in the last layer or two and that is when I am finally happy with my work. |
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 | “A SISTER’S TOUCH”
And here is the final image! I have named this painting, “A Sister’s Touch”, after my daughters and their wonderful friendship. Soon it will be made even more special, surrounded by a beautiful gold frame, lovingly handmade by my husband. |
| SUMMARY
Basically, that is my technique for painting hands. I hope you were able to follow and my thoughts were translated well through the keys. If you only remember these three important things from this article, you are well on your way to creating hands with whatever medium you choose! 1) Study the hand. Know how it is constructed and how it works. 2) Sketch (!!!) and keep a sketchbook. Not only great practice but also a good reference source. 3) See the surface of the hand and define the hand with volume and mass (darks and lights), not just lines (outlining). |
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| B i o g r a p h y | |
| http://www.lesliepease.com | |
| Leslie Pease graduated from UMass Dartmouth with a BFA in illustration, in 1987. After many years of working as a computer graphic artist, she decided to return to her fine art roots. In April, 2002 Leslie began to seriously teach herself how paint. Floundering around for a short while, things started to "click" when Leslie fell into pet portraits. That was Fall, 2002 and she has not let the brushes dry since. | |
| E-Mail: leslie@lesliepease.com Web Site: http://www.lesliepease.com | |
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