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Shadows
Thank you Karin for your reply, I'm going to go ahead and practice some glazing on the copy of 'Lady Agnew' that I started, just to see how it goes. So should I leave it as is and try to get darker shadows with the glazes? I feel I need to focus on making things appear more 3-D.
I now understand some of the differences between a la prima painting and grisaille painting (thanks Peggy) that I hadn't even thought about before. I just need to experiment with both methods to see which way will work best for me. I so often feel like I'm back at square one learning a new this or that, always new methods. I suppose I am making strides to becoming a "portrait artist" but most of the time it feels like I am stuck at the starting gate. Not to imply it's some kind of race.
I will look into Vermeer for copying. I have a book on Vermeer that's about 300 pages thick explaining lots of detail about his paintings, the layers, etc.
Joan
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