[Garth Herrick]

Janet, you asked about my grayscales. On this painting I pretty much avoided using those precise grayscales, pretty much because they can be time consuming and in this particular case I had no time to waste. So essentially, I just painted everything with my best value and color estimate, and made rapid changes and adjustments on the fly.

It is often helpful to paint values in steps and stages, as from darkest first, through ever-lighter increments. In this way, at least the values will be organized into a good working relationship. With this established, many times simple adjustments and clean-ups can be quickly placed, and the whole process becomes very efficient and direct.

Garth