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Karin Wells · 05-13-2002, 08:54 PM

This is a finished underpainting of my dog, "John Singer Sargent Wells" aka "Sarge." He is a mixed breed with the face of a black lab and the body of a hound (or a Rhodesian water spaniel?).

The painting is 10" x 8" and is oil on canvas. I used Genesis (non-toxic heat-set oils) and the process and result is EXACTLY as if I used traditional oils. Because, I did not have long "drying times" this project was completed in less than a day.

Getting Sarge to lie still while photographing him was the hard part...it took a lot of cheese cubes to convince him to cooperate.

Anyhow, this is generally how I do an underpainting. I really think of it as drawing with a brush. Note the very narrow range of values here. The colors I used are raw umber + titanium white.

05-13-2002, 08:54 PM	#1
Karin Wells FT Pro, Mem SOG,'08 Cert Excellence PSA, '02 Schroeder Portrait Award Copley Soc, '99 1st Place PSA, '98 Sp Recognition Washington Soc Portrait Artists, '97 1st Prize ASOPA, '97 Best Prtfolio ASOPA Joined: Jun 2001 Location: Peterborough, NH Posts: 1,114	Underpainting example This is a finished underpainting of my dog, "John Singer Sargent Wells" aka "Sarge." He is a mixed breed with the face of a black lab and the body of a hound (or a Rhodesian water spaniel?). The painting is 10" x 8" and is oil on canvas. I used Genesis (non-toxic heat-set oils) and the process and result is EXACTLY as if I used traditional oils. Because, I did not have long "drying times" this project was completed in less than a day. Getting Sarge to lie still while photographing him was the hard part...it took a lot of cheese cubes to convince him to cooperate. Anyhow, this is generally how I do an underpainting. I really think of it as drawing with a brush. Note the very narrow range of values here. The colors I used are raw umber + titanium white. Attached Images __________________ Karin Wells www.KarinWells.com www.KarinWells.BlogSpot.com