Wednesday, July 17, 2013

New figure painting in progress

A careful line drawing is transferred to a prepared panel. In this stage of the painting it's all construction. All these lines will disappear before the painting is finished. They are merely notes to self.
Feeling all too uncertain of what is going on in her back, I did a last minute anatomy study sketch before our next session. I cleared up the big muscle groups but need to get back in to pick out the smaller ones.
The Ebauche (underpainting)...
Beginning of first pass...