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April 21, 2017 at 6:11 pm #995039
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Hi!
For my second attempt with oil painting I want to try to make a copy of “Giuditta e Oloferne”, a great Caravaggio’s piece.
This time I don’t want to follow the Caravaggio’s approach but I want to use the Flemish way: grisaille and velaturas.

here some pics
Mdf 80×60 primed with homemade ground Vinavil+Chalk+water+titanium white: 7 coats for a smooth surface.

Drawing with a soft graphite pencil, then covered the draw with a coat of ground very thinned whit water (to seal the drawing)

Toned surface with a mix of Burnt Sienna and Umber
Then I started grisaille with a mix of Mars Black+Cobalt blue hue (just to cool it a bit) and titanium white

begin with deep darks

Now middle tones and lights…

I’m using a medium made by Gamblin Galkyd+Linseed oil (Galkyd dries too fast)

So, what do you think about??
Critiques, questions, observations, etc, are welcome :thumbsup:

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April 22, 2017 at 4:21 am #1268563
highwaykind
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Looking forward to more updates, this is going to be great!

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April 24, 2017 at 6:16 pm #1268587
G.D.
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nice work man! the flemish way, i like that idea.
can’t wait to see more

g.d.
May 2, 2017 at 4:53 pm #1268566
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steps forward.

I decided to change underpainting for human bodies, so I prepared a “verdaccio” with Maimeri Terre Grezze d’Italia “Terra verde di verona”, MTGI “Terra bruna di Firenze” and Titanium white.
I used this mix for the underpaint of Oloferne.

well, what I learned by? I learned that these MTGI are not so good: pigment is mixed with marble-powder and it’s not easy to develope a good paint-layer.

So I think that “Giuditta’s underpaintig will be made with Schmincke Mussini Green Heart.
And bye bye Maimeri!

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May 7, 2017 at 8:52 am #1268567
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more steps of Oloferne’s underpainting..

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May 27, 2017 at 7:03 pm #1268568
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other steps…

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May 28, 2017 at 11:47 pm #1268564
maryinasia
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looking good!
September 20, 2017 at 5:41 pm #1268569
Gaiden
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finally the underlayer is complete!

I’m sorry but I lost other pics

the I chosen my palette for start glazing.

Lead White Hue (schmincke)
Lemon Ochre (Ferrario 1919)
Indian Yello(michael harding)
Raw Umber (michael Harding)
Lacca di Garanza (Maimeri, old serie from ’70)
Rubin red (Schmincke Norma)
Vermillion hue (Schmincke Mussini)
French Ultramarine (Schmincke Norma)

and here the very first glazing

I think that my deadlayer is too dark…:o :o

let me know your ideas!

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September 22, 2017 at 3:25 pm #1268570
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uhm… a lot of looks but a few replies.
:confused:

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September 22, 2017 at 9:28 pm #1268583
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Well for me, it is hard to know what to say exactly. So far its just a masters class in indirect painting. I wish it were on video. I don’t have a clue how to do this and I am suitably impressed. It is hard enough to paint a picture once, but to do it repeatedly takes real determination. I am looking on from afar and enjoying your progress. Keep going and please keep posting. I do have one question. Is your lead white drying quickly, and did you need something that opaque? I use no driers and my lead white is touch dry in two days.

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September 23, 2017 at 4:23 am #1268571
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the underpainting was realised with titanium white (schmincke norma) and it dries to touch in 24hs

For the colouring I will use this Flake White hue: I never used it before, so, I really don’t know its drying-time.
sure, I’ll need some opaque color, expecially for fabrics and some skintone.
(I think that my grisaille is too much dark )

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October 6, 2017 at 4:31 pm #1268572
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another step.
focus on the drape behind. I worked with a more thick paint for balance the too dark underpaint.
Colors used: Mussini Vermillion Hue, Mars Black and a hint of Yellow Ochre Ferrario 1919.

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October 7, 2017 at 6:17 pm #1268584
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It looks brighter and you did not completely obscure your underpainting. It is impossible to tell from a small digital photo but the underpainting does not look too dark from 8000 miles away. However, the value does look better after you glazed it.

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October 13, 2017 at 8:51 am #1268573
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first glazing for fleshtones.
I’m trying to obtain 3 different complexions

The male figure’s glaze is vermillion hue+indian yellow
The youg woman’s glaze is pure vermillion
the old lady is vermillion+raw umber

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October 23, 2017 at 4:18 am #1268565
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It is looking very good. How much time you spent until this first flesh layer?

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