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Lesley Grindlay · 08-25-2009, 08:03 PM

I too am having a great deal of troubles painting in artificial lighting. I've tried various palette colours to accommodate lighting, the example was painted from life in front of a mirror. I have an overhead light to light my palette and another lamp to light my face. But it just seems so dark and photographing it is just as challenging. What am I doing wrong?

I do opologise Allan for posting my pic, I didnt mean to intrude on your post.

08-25-2009, 08:03 PM	#12
Lesley Grindlay Juried Member Joined: Feb 2007 Location: Victoria, BC, Canada Posts: 23	I too am having a great deal of troubles painting in artificial lighting. I've tried various palette colours to accommodate lighting, the example was painted from life in front of a mirror. I have an overhead light to light my palette and another lamp to light my face. But it just seems so dark and photographing it is just as challenging. What am I doing wrong? I do opologise Allan for posting my pic, I didnt mean to intrude on your post. Last edited by Lesley Grindlay; 08-25-2009 at 11:23 PM.