This past week I was able to work with my Bruni underpainting further. Most significantly, I was able to finally adjust the angle of the top of the book as pictured below to a less severe a more accurate angle. I am glad I finally was able to achieve this angle had given me a hard time for the past few classes. By squinting at my still life I saw that the edges of the teapot and book really bleed into the dark background, so I achieved the feeling of space by darkening the edges of the book and teapot as seen in picture four below. The still life felt more realistic and grounded after this addition. The next class I added some finishing touches of raw umber to the underpainting, making sure to fix any patchy areas in the background or on the book. I also had a lot of fun adding some highlights. I found that the titanium white paint was very bright and concentrated so it was important to use a significant amount of terpenoid to tone down the brightness when applying the thin layers of white. I used the white to fix some of the areas I painted too dark and also applied the reflections and bright highlights present on the ceramic teapot. The highlights definitely brought the painting to another level of realism really creating the illusion of form on the teapot. I am excited to finish up my underpainting and start applying thin layers of color next class!
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Emma LindleyHi! I am an art student at Maggie Walker and I am so excited to share with you my thoughts, my art ideas, and my finished works. I hope you enjoy! Archives
June 2021
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