And another...with one color added!

Kimberly Dow · 10-19-2004, 12:22 AM

You are cruising right along Jimmie! Keep it up

Patricia Joyce · 10-19-2004, 09:55 AM

Jimmie,
This is great, better than the last and the last was better than the one before!! I'm excited for you!

Michele Rushworth · 10-19-2004, 09:58 AM

Each one keeps getting better, Jimmy.

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I used white, black and venetian red.

Now all you have to do is add yellow ochre and you'll have the entire range of pigments that Rubens used for all his flesh tones. Now THAT'S a limited palette!

Sharon Knettell · 10-19-2004, 06:44 PM

A few tips. Keep the shadow side less cluttered. It is a temptation to want to add all those wonderful reflected lights, but keep the shadow area more restrained.

The neck length is generally 1/3 the length of the head. It is actually somewhat less, but that is a classical proportion and one Sargent used.

Jimmie Arroyo · 10-19-2004, 10:26 PM

Thanks Kim, Pat, Michele, Sharon.

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Now all you have to do is add yellow ochre and you'll have the entire range of pigments that Rubens used for all his flesh tones

The teacher suggested the ochre, so I had planned on using it next week, thanks. Now Rubens painted some nice women.

Sharon, I did'nt even notice just how long the neck was. Must have been so preoccupied with the face, that I ignored everything else. After you mentioned it, I looked back at the original and thought, "It looks like those women that wear the rings around their neck." Ha.

Thanks again.

Michele Rushworth · 10-19-2004, 10:39 PM

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Now Rubens painted some nice women.

Yes, you and he both like them to be "Rubenesque"!

This link ought to keep you busy if you want to study his use of color. http://gallery.euroweb.hu/html/r/rubens/

Marvin Mattelson · 10-19-2004, 11:03 PM

You're doing better than you think. Building up the painting in layers is definitely the way to go. On the first session don't worry too much about the color. Try to get the drawing as accurate as possible. It will help you later on since the rightness of smaller shapes is contingent on correct larger shapes. As the painting progresses you can get smaller and smaller in your focus. Good luck.