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Originally Posted by Richard Budig
Mu . . . am I seeing a grisaille approach in the flesh of this painting? If so, can you say, in general terms, your approach to doing this kind of work. Looks great.
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Well yes sir, sure I can
I think yeah it is grisaille in the flesh...and it's my 1st time using this approach..
The skin seemed so luminous and alive on WB painting..I thought I should instead focus on copying that effect instead of trying to copy color...
I chose flake white because I knew it was a transparent color and would give me the effect I needed, also the layering was Important in the 1st stages..I made sure that the drawing had the colors I needed so that when I paint my white the colors beneath would effect the white above.
Since the drawing was dry and I wanted some of that old master gray..
I glazed the painted drawing with burnt umber then started applying my white using brush pressure..and I applied another layer when needed.
When Lewis showed me that article ARC I thought that if I do this and then glaze the colors later over it, it would lead me to a good result..
So I started this one like this to put the theory to the test.
I'm glad you like it Richard I hope I've aswered your question with a good answer..if you want to ask any more questions I'd be glad to answer them.