Full length portrait

Julie Boyles · 09-22-2005, 06:36 PM

Hello,

I've been taking all the good advise from this forum to heart and have begun to paint some proper sample portraits. Last month I planned out several portraits with sketches and color studies before I even took one reference photo. This step really helped me a lot and I knew what I was aiming for when I went to take photos. I had a few models lined up and got some really good reference photos.

This portrait is one of the results. It is intended to be my first sample of a classic full length portrait for my portfolio. I changed my palette a little and am much happier with these skin tones. I also used the scumbling method of painting for the first time and now I'm hooked on it!

Thank you for looking,
Julie

Size 56" X 29"
Oil on canvas mounted on hardboard
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Julie Deane · 09-22-2005, 08:50 PM

Way to go, Julie! Nice color selection, beautiful skin tones. Don't you love scumbling? I'm hooked on it too. But you do a very nice job of blending your paints, too.

Lisa Ober · 09-23-2005, 04:34 AM

Julie, what a great job you have done. This is a huge undertaking for anyt method of painting, especially scumbling. You have such a nice pose and really great lighting. I love your skin tones. They are improved beyond measure. Very beautiful. May I also say that you have made a giant leap forward in your skill level on this one? I notice you have carefully attended to your edges, more than your prior work. I think you have found your thing! It's nice to see your dedication paying off so handsomely.

Julie Boyles · 09-23-2005, 09:42 AM

Thank you Julie! I really do like scumbling much more than I thought I would. About halfway through this one I got tired of the whole thing and thought I'd never finish it. But after layer 3 or 4 it started to look like I wanted. That's when it became fun. I found it much easier to blend this way also. Thanks so much for commenting!

Thank you too Lisa! You really boost me up with your kind comments! I premixed Burnt Umber and White and a little Raw Sienna to make a basic skin tone for this painting. This was something I had never done before and it really made color decisions much easier for me. The underpainting really helped also. Thank you for commenting on my edges. I was particularly conscious of them this time. I appreciate you mentioning my improvement! Like everyone else, I always strive to make each painting better than the one before it.

Thanks again,
Julie
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Alexandra Tyng · 09-23-2005, 10:12 AM

I'm so impressed! Classic pose, good lighting, and overall beautiful light and shadow quality. I think this will definitely get you some commissions.

Alex

Julie Boyles · 09-26-2005, 12:35 AM

Thanks so much Alex! Speaking of commissions, this evening I made arrangements for a photo shoot for my first oil commission!

I will do this one now and then after the first of the year I have some marketing strategies to put into place. I hope to get the ball rolling then. I know it will take time but I'm patient and will continue to produce the right kind of samples.

Thanks again!
Julie
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