Tag: steampunk

I worked all day yesterday and got the corset finished. While taking a break I looked through the new Artist’s Magazine that came in the mail. On the very last page was an ad for the Artist’s Open Competition. I had already entered the family portrait in it, but staring right back at me was […]

As the paint dries, the colors seem to dull. Now I know that when I apply the final varnish, all the colors should come back to life. As I am painting over my previous work, the difference between new paint and old paint is substantial. I’ve noticed that my dark browns, or umbers, have dulled […]

First a quick rant about MODEL MAYHEM – the online site I was excited about in my last blog. After reaching out to a few models in the Reno area via this site, describing what I needed, and requesting going rates if interested, I have had zero responses. Professionally I would think some sort of […]

I spent maybe 45 minutes tonight on the painting. My days off this week are Monday and Wednesday so maybe I can make more progress on those days. I was just too tired today after work. But I think the little painting that I did do is making a big difference. I roughed in that […]

I thought I was going to take a longer break from the painting but I found myself back at it this evening. So this stage is interesting because now I am mixing linseed oil with the paint which makes it much easier to work with. My main struggle came from the fact that I mixed […]

Today ended the first stage of my painting. I realized I have been calling this stage a ‘dead coloring stage’, but I think that has been incorrect. A dead coloring stage is much more simplistic and blocky, whereas I have been adding lots of detail. I think I really should have been more simplistic in […]

I ordered a new shelving unit with bins and it arrived today. Putting it together was mildly annoying – getting halfway through and realizing I’d put some of the shelves on backwards and then having to take the entire thing apart to fix it. But when it was assembled I was very happy to get […]

I woke up and got right to work on the skirt. The challenge was to get the slow value change in the light areas from the bottom of the skirt (where it is darker) to the top (where it gets lighter). I struggled a bit deciding where the neutrals and warm tones should go, but […]

Today I started the dead coloring stage of the painting. That is where I start roughing in the darks to start establishing value and applying thinned-down color. What is the point of this stage? I may be repeating myself here (I may have discussed this in a previous blog) but trying to put in exact […]