有很多方法可以画肖像。我用几种不同的方法(和有时把它们)取决于我认为是最好的时间。有时我甚至记得拍照的过程。
这幅画像的格温妮丝(20“x24”,石油在亚麻)赢得了卓越证书在肖像协会美国费城国际肖像竞争今年(2008年)。
下面是我做的:
这一个图在醋酸。我用醋酸代替描图纸准备因为我能看穿它。相信我,它方便以后在绘画如果我的线开始“胡思乱想”,我需要正确的。
我使用一个“骗子”永久性标记,因为它让一个干净的线条和不诽谤。
我用一张石墨纸和一支圆珠笔画转移到画布上。丙烯酸漆将覆盖石墨(铅笔)。油漆不会覆盖石墨所以如果我是画在石油,我需要抹去我原来的线路,换成一个骗子线。
我曾经为我的第一层丙烯酸涂料。为了做到这一点,我需要使用一个丙烯酸涂底漆亚麻-丙烯酸涂料不会坚持石油待发的亚麻布和不会被归档。
我用金色的哑光的颜色。我试图坚持枯燥点染,中性点接地的颜色。
这颜色“白色”我选择一个沉闷的温暖的中性——的价值一个棕色的纸袋。没有什么会比这更轻的价值。
如果我的主题有白皙的皮肤,我使用相同的油漆和颜色的skintones作为我的“白色。“如果我的主题有深色皮肤,我深化相应的值。
我可能需要把不止一层漆,以弥补画布,让它平——像一个海报。这是一个好的方式放下我的基本组成和使一个明确的声明的形状。
两层薄是更好的比一个厚层。和我不要离开山脊。
Posterizing是一个很好的方式去看看作文作品。这一层可以在油但是丙烯酸涂料是一种更快的方式来使帆布。
我选择了一个中间值漆所有对象并在想“半音”(光与影之间的空间)。曾经的白色帆布覆盖,它看起来就没那么黑。
我总是建立黑白立即在一个底层色。它将帮助所有其他的中档价格下跌到位。
原文如下：
There are a LOT of ways to paint a portrait. I use several different methods (and sometimes combine them) depending on what I think is best at the time. Sometimes I even remember to take pictures of the process.
This portrait of Gwyneth (20″x24″, oil on linen) won the Certificate of Excellence at the Portrait Society of America’s International Portrait Competition in Philadelphia this year (2008).
Here’s how I did it:
This a drawing on Acetate. I use prepared acetate instead of tracing paper because I can see through it. Believe me, it comes in handy later in the painting if my lines begin to “wander” and I need to correct.
I use a “Sharpie” Permanent Marker as it makes a clean line and doesn’t smear.
I use a sheet of graphite paper and a ballpoint pen to transfer the drawing to the canvas. Acrylic paint will cover graphite (pencil). Oil paint will not cover graphite so if I were painting in oil, I’d need to erase my original lines and replace them with a Sharpie line.
I used acrylic paint for my first layer. In order to do this, I needed to use an acrylic primed linen – acrylic paint will not stick to oil primed linen and will not be archival.
I use Golden Matte colors. I try to stick to the dull halftone, neutral earth colors.
For the color “white” I choose a dull warmish neutral – about the value of a brown paper bag. Nothing will be lighter in value than this.
If my subject has light skin, I use the same paint and color for the skintones as my “white.” If my subject has darker skin, I deepen the value accordingly.
I may need to put on more than one layer of paint in order to cover the canvas and make it flat – like a poster. It is a good way to lay down my basic composition and make a definite statement of shape.
Two thin layers are much better than one thick layer. And I try not to leave ridges.
Posterizing is a good way to see if a composition works. This layer could be in oil but acrylics are a faster way to saturate the canvas.
I chose a medium value paint for all the objects and was thinking “halftone” (the space between light and shadow). Once the white of the canvas is covered up – it doesn’t look so dark.
I always establish black and white immediately in an underpainting. It will help all the other mid-range values fall into place.
