This work-in-progress was painted with Painter IX.




Tools Used:
2B Pencil (Pencil Category) - for sketching
JMG ClumpsyBrush Thick - Custom brush based on Artist's Oils' Clumpy Brush
Flat Oils 30 (Oils category) - for background
Flat Oils 40 (Oils category) - for background
JMG-JCoop Clumpy Brush - Custom brush based on Artist's Oils' Clumpy Brush
Round Camel Hair-hair - Custom brush based on Oil's Round Camel Hair - for hair

Paper: Gessoed Canvas
Printable Size: 20" x 16"
Working Size: 10" x 8" at 150 dpi

This is a digital painting I am currently working on. I am also recording the whole process as I paint it in Painter IX, showing at the same time my Painter's selections and options as I go. This video will be available soon after I finish the portrait completely. Stay tuned for further information and availability.

This is the reference photo I am currently working from. (This Photo and all images in this site are Copyrighted © 2006 Janet M. Garcia.) The reference photo was taken by myself at a live workshop. I have painted this subject in the past several times with traditional oils and pastel from a live sitting.





Step 1:
For this video, I wanted to show viewers the option of sketching by cloning from the source, although I recommend not to use it so that you can further improve your drawing skills which are going to help with you painting skills too. The resulting sketch is shown below.

I decided on a dark brown background to keep the mood of the painting in a quiet environment. The sketch, I decided to draw it with a light color using a 2B Pencil so it would show up better against the dark background.






Step 2:
I started painting the background with the Flat Oils 30 and 40 from the Oils category. This is a soft brush that won't leave too much impasto marks and it's very good for blending several colors directly on the support.






Step 3:
For this step, I chose my custom brush: JMG ClumpsyBrush Thick. This is a custom brush based on the Artist's Oils' Clumpy Brush. When I was naming this brush I misspelled it and instead of naming it Clumpy, I named it Clumpsy. LOL I guess I had the word clumsy on my mind. LOL.

I started blocking in some flesh tones on the face. This brush allows me to blend my selected color with the chosen background/canvas color. This is why it is very important to select a background/canvas color before starting to paint. If I had chosen white, my brush would be blending my flesh color with white, changing then my end result.






Step 4:
Once I covered the face with a basic flesh tone, I added darker flesh tones to areas in shadow. Shadows can be cool or warm depending on the light source.






Step 5:
I continued to add darker flesh tones to all areas in shadow, like his neck and the side of the nose.






Tomorrow, I will be posting more work-in-progress images of Solitude II.
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To preview some video clips: Solitude 2 Demo


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