How I Start
August 17, 2007 by Bob Martin
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Beautiful how you paint the real color in skin.
wow! this is fabulous and a great demo. its a lot like watercolours the adding layers with each glaze. and it’s good to know that oil can be added in at the very end too. i’m planning to try this out as two separate experiments. thank you very very much.
Hi and Thanks Aly.
Ujwala
Thanks, this was fun for me. I’ve never done a demo like this before. It’s how I paint, but I’ve never took note of the process.
Have fun.
Thanks for sharing the process. Now that I’m working more in oils it’s great to see this idea of using acrylics for getting started. It makes perfect sense and the bright colored underpainting adds vibrancy to the final painting. I like the last one best myself, but I see why you’d like the second to last. I’ve been doing one portrait over and over trying to get it…maybe tomorrow!
Hi Jana,
I like this process. It gives me freedom.
Bob,
Enjoyed this post very much. You have great talent.
Sunil
Hi and thanks Sunil. Looking back at this post reminds me of something I was told a long time ago. ” Be the Best Bob Martin you can be”
wish I can be your student…
aminsalm, thanks for visiting. I love your drawings! Do you know these two sites http://janabouc.wordpress.com/
and http://drawtheline.wordpress.com/
Also thanks for the comment. I don’t teach painting now, but maybe one day.
yes and all the sketch blogs..they are good and my reason to get up to work every morning..
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