My goal for this session was to complete the grisaille underpainting. I had originally begun the painting by toning the canvas with raw umber, intending that the tone would show through in some areas of the finished painting. It seems, however, that I have a knack for constantly finding new approaches while obsessively reading about painting and drawing.
Tonight I'm going to walk you through the process I've been using to complete the Bargue drawings, step by step, with a little more detail on the use of the sight-size technique.
After a well-deserved break from the arduous process of getting used to the sight-size method (and a very busy week), I'm back at it. Plates 1.5 and 1.6.
Yes, I know this sounds like a simple, basic thing, but for those of us who don't have someone at hand to show us how it's done, understanding how to sharpen vine or willow charcoal can be quite confusing.
As a change of pace, I decided to take a break from obsessing over Bargue and work on some oil painting. I've currently got a painting started that I feel has a lot of potential.
