I thought it might be interesting to show my step-by-step process on how I paint each "chunk" of area that I work in on my paintings. This is the process of how I paint the threads in the current project I'm working on. These are threads to a blue sweater that's lit by two different colored light sources (one orange, one blue).
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I start by finding the lines of where the threads cross the grid I've lined out on my canvas. |
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I paint in the basic outlines of the threads in a medium-value purple, then re-trace them in a darker blue or purple to help define them once I've determined the best spot for them to lay. |
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After that I fill each thread in with a base color- either a grey-blue, grey-purple, or light orange-brown. |
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After that I glaze in richer colors over the lines to darken them and create a better sense of form. |
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Next I finish the form by adding the highlights |
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Finally I do a touch up of glazing color over large areas and darkening areas that need to be darkened. |
In this example, the final touch up stage is not fully complete, as I'm always making small mistakes that I go back and fix. But generally this will give you an idea of how I work. To do this area of painting, it took around two to two-and-a-half hours to complete. These images are hard to see, but it's also important to realize that each of the grid squares that you see exposed on the canvas are one-square-inch each. So there's a lot of detail in each inch of area.
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