"Lorrain"
Soft Pastels on Pastel mat
30x50 cm
Work in Progress; Try reading from bottom of the post!:)
Jumper completed, almost there, still needs finishing...
Worked more on her face; established the color of background and started on her jumper.I still don't have the 'right; green, I will make do with whatever I have.
Lightened one side of the face, now I feel better!
Added color to her face, establishing light and shadow areas.Realized that I did not have the green for her jumper, panicked, ordered some colors online...!
Started with drawing and blocking in main shapes
'The chain of events' leading to the final product! I hope you enjoy watching the process.
It has taken me two days (about 10-12 hours) of work to complete this portrait.I have tried to keep my flesh tones true to life , it was a cool daylight setting when I took the picture.Thus, there are more greens and purple tones here; though I could not completely let go of my oranges!Green is the key color , which is unusual because I hardly use green in my paintings.I did not have the right color for her jumper, so I overlayed two or three greens! I am still not sure irf its done- I may darken the background to her left...may be! Have a great weekend, friends and let me know what to do think of my efforts here...
Your portrait of Lorrain is superb, Arti!!! Just superb!
ReplyDeleteYou asked for a comment . I agree, darkening the left background is a good idea, but not much, and keep the yellowish hue.
BEAUTY, my friend!!!
Thank you for the comment, Kathryn.I am still not sure but I will spread the dark a little and see...she was a beauty, even at her age.
DeleteThis portrait of Lorrain is SO beautifully painted, Arti! The dark background makes her pop right out. I love the colors you chose for her dress and the splashes of purple...SO perfect!!! and of course, perfect skin tones...!!
ReplyDeleteThank you Hilda.Like so many of us, I am always unsure of my work!It helps when friends leave their comments- then I can breath easy :)
DeleteI was apprehensive about the green, as I wanted a little richer and deeper emerald...but I was out of that color- still a newbie so don't have a full range yet.What brand you prefer for your pastels? For soft I like Sennelier, but I hardly use them for other than finishing and top layer ,they are so buttery!But they are rich.
I bought some rembrants for hard pastels but they don't work well when I try to use them by their sides... So I am using my PITT pencils combined with an old set of Camel (Indian brand) pastel; which are beautiful because they are neither very soft nor very hard and I can sweep them across for wide coverage.
I use NuPastel (prismacolor) to start off with - Rembrandt soft pastels...The pencils are Carbothello (stabilo) and of course the icing to the cake would be Unisom pastels which someday would like to buy a complete set. Right now I just buy the colors I need. Again, this portrait is wonderful, Arti and I do like the green you used!
DeleteAmazing portrait. I like to see the progress too.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for dropping by and leaving the comment,Polly.
DeleteGorgeous gorgeous, Arti! You always show the beauty in each and every one of your subjects.
ReplyDeleteThank you Sherry- your unwavering support means a lot to me.Hope you are having a peaceful weekend.
DeleteThis is brilliant stuff..
ReplyDeleteThank you, Prabal.Hope, you are doing well.
DeleteYour portraits are wonderful, and I’m amazed at the process and time dedicated to each piece. It shows with these great results.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the encouragement, Tony.I am just following my heart and striving to do better with each piece.Hope it works!
DeleteUn retrato maravilloso, la expresión está perfecta! me ha encantado verlo paso a paso.. felicidades por este trabajo!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, Mari.
Deletethankyou for the detailed post on work in progress.always been wondering how you do this so well .thank you for sharing and very good one too.
ReplyDeleteI am glad you liked it, Nanda.
DeleteThank you for posting your WIP pictures. Your portraits are stunning!
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