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Author: carly_clements, Contributing Editor
 | One of the things I like to do is check my painting in black and white before I call it finished. Using my digital grayscale setting, I can view it thru the lens, but I'll post the image for all of you, too.
One thing I notice is how the lower right corner is too light. I need a deeper value there to support the weight of the flowers above that corner. It's also too light to emphasize the branch extending up into the blossoms with the most focus. |
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| I add a darker green and deep purple to the corner, then decide that it comes forward too much. Spritzing to wet the pastel, I use the smaller brush with short side strokes and "paint" the area below the lower blossom and around the stem. This deepens the value in that area and pushes it into the background.
The closeup shows the strokes. I don't blend this out smoothly. I want to keep the same abstract look to this area as the rest of the painting. |
| "Spring's Melody" 18.5 x 26 inches |
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| I'll keep this sitting across the studio for a few days and then check it again for any other small touches that it might need before its framed, but for now, it's finished!
If you have any questions about using alcohol to achieve an underpainting, please Join The Conversation which links to a thread in the Pastel Forum. I hope you've enjoyed the demo and will enjoy using this technique in your own paintings! |
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