Private Collection
Oil Paints
16 x 20
Emily - The Dancing Queen
Progression Steps of Portrait in Oils - Step One
1. I painted the entire board and sides in Ivory Black Grumbacher's Acrylic paint - straight from the tube. No mixing at all, and let it dry.
2. I drew my picture of Emily with white conte pencil.
3. I blocked in my colors with a very light touch. This is called painting "lean".
Once this drys I will do another layer of paint until the colors are the way I want them.
(Parts of her are black because it it the underpainting and I have not yet painted those areas).
