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. Some of it's settings were provided by a fellow artist: Joel Coop. I further customized it my liking. This is why this brush carries both of our initials.
jmg_Round Camel Hair-hair - Custom brush based on Oil's Round Camel Hair - for hair
jmg_Soft_Impasto - Custom captured brush actually customized to react or paint as an oil brush.

Paper: Gessoed Canvas
Printable Size: 16x20
Working Size: 10" x 8" at 150 dpi

The work in progress of this Digital Oil Painting I am currently working on started on January 23rd (see the Calendar at the top right of this page). You can see the start of this work in progress by navigating to January 23rd from the calendar that appears on the top right of this page, or by selecting Go Earlier or Previous Day from the links at the bottom of this page to navigate to subsequent dates.

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.

Ok I've been so busy lately that haven't been able to update my journal as frequently as I desired, but here is another update.

Step 52:
I continued here adding pink tones to the forehead to balance all other colors on his face.





Step 53:
In this close up, you can better appreciate the brushstrokes on his forehead as well as on the hair. Notice the many different colors and tones.





Step 54:
I have painted some shadow on the back of his hair and reshaped his eyebrows too. Some green tones were added to the hair.






Step 55:
I added now some bluish grey tones on his hair.





Step 56:
In this step, I was working on his beard adding different tones.





Step 57:
You can see here that white hair is never really white.







Tomorrow, I will be posting more work-in-progress images of Solitude II.
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