Friday, November 11, 2011

Texture Experiment


The focus of this painting was just to experiment with texture.  The subject matter was more secondary.  I just found some face I could do a quick sketch of just as a vehicle.  I wasn't really going for accuracy and I didn't use the reference while I was painting.


I painted this on a piece of heavy bristol paper.  So the surface was a very smooth texture.  I started by drawing the picture on with heavey charcoal.


I used a little pit of red pastel and white charcoal.


I started with a layer of loose watercolor and then built up the texture around it.  I wanted to make sure that the highest point of contrast was the focal point.


I used a lot of spattering and smudging in order to add texture.

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