It’s been about 13 years since I took my oil painting classes in college and I hadn’t picked up an oil paint again until a couple of weeks ago. I thought, no problem. Yeah right.
The last few years I have devoted my artistic talents to photography and water color painting, both vastly different than oil painting. I thought it might amuse everyone to see my floundering attempts to figure this stuff out again, so here goes.
This was my inspiration, a colored pencil drawing I did several years ago.
I didn’t think to take a photo of step 1, so we will start with step 2, blocking in some colors. Not horrible.
Step 3 I’m trying to start adding some low lights and my facial features, ugh.
I’ve now realized that my face is to small and I’m not sure if I can enlarge it or not. Maybe it will work, I’m not sure. I have no desire for realism, but I had hoped to convey the same ‘feeling’ as the sketch which I liked.
I know i still have a lot of improvment/work to do. wish me luck
