Portrait of a friend painted with watercolour on smooth grained handmade paper. Reference was a mediocre quality photograph taken with flash. It is difficult in such a context to define clear cut light and shade. However, to achieve her radiant expresion I had to eliminate a lot of middle tones and the result is something that made me happy. It is always an excellent experience to paint portraits in monochrome using the traditional wash technique. Wash technique involves painting in layers or placing various transparent tones of the colour layer upon layer. It is the first time I painted on this paper and I am impressed with the result.
3 comments:
Vinod... It is great pleasure to see you back with BFB Series. I still remember the wonderful days we had in Yahoo 360, we used to wait for the next face in your BFB series. At the outset thanks for reviving it.
Ashwathy portrait has come beautifully. The eyes in the portrait have come lively. Wishing her and her family all the best.
Balaji-Sydney-Australia
Vinod - You are a master of potraits. Your students are a lucky lot to have such a gifted teacher.
Thanks a Lot for your kind words Balaji and Sketch Gurl.
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