This week's painting...

[telophase]

The exercise this week and next week (and possibly the week after, if it takes that long) is to replicate part of a classic painting. I hadn't picked anything by the time I got to class, but the teacher had brought in a pack of postcards of the painter Tiepolo's works, so I picked Rinaldo and Armida in the Enchanted Garden.

Did the underpainting today - mixed burnt umber with the solvent and put a wash over the entire canvas, then went through with paper towels and paintbrushes to lift areas of negative space off. (and then went back with burnt umber when I'd liffted off too much, and back again with the solvent when I'd put too much back, and so on). Next week, I get to learn how toa dd color to it. Whee. :)

Comments

[chibi-nasu.livejournal.com]

That's very cool. Great job with the shapes and highlights

ZOMG SAME ICON

[blades-of-ice.livejournal.com]

Very nice!

[telophase.livejournal.com]

Thank you! :D

U STOLE MY ICON WUT I STOLE FROM SOME1 ELS U H0R!!

[telophase.livejournal.com]

Thnks! :D

[rayechu.livejournal.com]

Well I think your version of the boob looks better, because I know mine don't look like the one in the original painting.

[telophase.livejournal.com]

XD You can thank the 18th century for that.

[apintrix.livejournal.com]

My favorite part of the original is his strategic hand placement.

Nice work on his ear/jaw placement in yrs!

[telophase.livejournal.com]

My thought, as I was painting it, was that - her red head scarf is almost touching his nose: she's leading him around by the nose! And I just looked up the original story ... she is leading him around by the nose. XD

Thank you!

[vito-excalibur.livejournal.com]

V. cool assignment.

Why burnt umber?

It's funny, the original is itself rather cartoony.

[telophase.livejournal.com]

It's a traditional color for an underpainting. :) Other than that, I have no especial idea why.

[rilina.livejournal.com]

Very cool.

Also, I can't decide which icon I love more: the Renji one or the Urahara one. Hee.

[telophase.livejournal.com]

Thanks! XD

[mistressrenet.livejournal.com]

Cool.

[chaoticvein.livejournal.com]

I have to say it: in your icon, it looks like he's got a tampon in his mouth.

OH WHY BRAIN, WHY?!?!