03-27-2003, 11:36 AM
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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
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As an underpainting your study is much too dark. An underpainting is simply a first layer...a map to follow. The values need to be lighter because glazes and scumbles and opaque light will be layered on top. A dense dark layer underneath can make your top layers look "dead" and as you build light it will eventually upset the balance between light and dark.
As a value study you can get away with the overall darkness here as you continue to develop and refine the painting. Personally, I prefer a lighter and warmer value range. My painting of Mme. Ingres below illustrates how I would approach both an underpainting and a value study in one shot. Sorry I don't have a bigger picture for you.
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