Glazing, try and try again

[Leslie Bohoss]

Joan,

Upps, Photoshop is a very good software, but all for our purpose here, the Paintshop Pro is the best and more favorable program.

Download the 30-day demo at www.jasc.com. This one has very good half-automatic functions to make better a "bad" photo.
It is cheating but I think even the Old Masters would be using PC or Mac today... I try to avoid from using it, but this underpainting stuff is just not so easily, isn't?

The photo is too tiny to see details.BTW, reflected light, you don't need to paint it in the underpainting. Details, finesse, like at the direct painting, comes at the end.

Have fun with your "Carravagio"

PS: Ich wohne in Stuttgart.

[Joan Breckwoldt]

Leslie,

Thank you for the website for the Paintshop Pro program. I have a digital camera so I can take some photos and then manipulate them. I do like my old fashioned camera though.

Yes, I find underpainting difficult. I am watching Peggy's tapes on alla prima painting and I may just go back to that way of painting, she has some very logical steps that make that process easier to understand. I am probably making the underpainting method too difficult. I didn't even know when to add the reflected light, though like many things I suppose I could do that whenever I felt like it. It all just takes lots of practice.

Joan

P.S. Meine Mutti war in der nahe von Stade geborn. Stade ist zwischen Hamburg und Cuxhaven. Meine Tante sind schon da gewohnen. Ich habt viel mal besuchen meine Tante. Ich find Deutschland sehr schon.

P.S.S. That's probably enough german for the forum ! Leslie, I may e-mail you in german because I enjoy 'talking' with you and I enjoy writing in german. Though I wish there was a german 'spellcheck' on my computer.