Portrait Painting, Sixth Session

During this session the task was to paint the background to get rid of the blue, and give the subject a better contrast. After we continue with the shadows, and dark tones of the skin, to finish the session working on the yellow fabric covering the sofa.

Portrait Painting, Fifth Session, New model

The next session after learning the glaze technique is quite different, now instead of begin with a charcoal portrait as base, we have to underpaint the canvas with a shade of blue, I chose Ultramarine Blue dissolved in a half-half mix of oil and alkyd medium. The layer has to be semitransparent, not thick or opaque.
The model today is a different subject with more fair complexion so we can practice with a different skin color.

The canvas this time is quite big, 1.00 m x 1,20 m so it was not easy to get it covered with blue. After we get it all covered with blue paint, it was time to use the rug to get lights to get the subject initial portrait stage.
We will continue using a limited pallette, the three basic colors , Red, Blue and Yellow and white, we may use diferent types of each one, but I will try to limit myself to Primary Red, Ultramarine Blue, and Cadmium Yellow. This time we will use oils, I will use the Louvre I have from long time ago , which I never used.

After getting the lights, and once we have an acceptable resemblance of the subject we baegin to paint the shadows.After a while I have a general draft and the proportions of the model, still I am not sure of the right proportions, but I measureed again using a stick, and they are right. I assume that the "ot of proportion" feeling is just an optical effect.We finishet this session and we have to wait for the following class.

Portrait Painting, Fourth Session

Now, in the fourth session, and the last of the glaze technique, we check the painting was dry, and then applied paint to enhance the lights and some shadows to make more contrast on selected areas, finishing the painting.