Saturday, January 17, 2009

Back to Painting, Part5

It's coming along well, but thank god I have the ability to paint over parts. I think I painted over the new bottom-middle sections 3 times until I got the hues I wanted.

I am learning a lot about color and perception of color along the way on this one. What I initially thought was brown, then purple, turns out to be a very gray-orange. Also, I'm finding out that acrylics thinned with enough water not only become lighter but start to take on a yellowish hue. This had also thrown me off course. But I like where it's going now that I understand the palette better.


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