Studying portrait makes you feel there is lot to learn before starting to express something… Indeed, Human figure is a vast subject and it'll take some time for me to be as expressive as I want in this area. Fortunately, the course is quite progressive, and we can take the time… under the supervision of a great instructor (I'll surely come back to him in another post).
Over the last weeks, we have a red haired model, with a very strong face. I had to make a profile, with very few light contrast to play with. I then put a focus on characteristics of her profile - and her nose in particular - and the strength of her look - somehow, she inspired me some sort of determination…
Here is the painting :
Red Haired & Green
The Process was a pain. I am not used to draw profile, not used to play with Oil, and the canvas I chose was too big… It took me some time to draw, learn and adjust to arrive to the correct expression.
Here are some steps, marking the different sessions :
First, an approximative charcoal, then trying to put some colors together… finally, last session, I learnt to organize my palette on a better way and avoid my colors to get muddy.
More sessions to come, and more things to be learnt! … Painful process, maybe, but I didn't see to time flying by.
