Hello, everyone! It's time to announce my next painting project: a teddy bear. I found the fluffy guy waiting in the basement on his rocking chair, and I knew I found my next painting subject! Especially in these trying times, we could all use a little comfort, so what better than a huge teddy bear? He's white and fluffy, and I can't wait to finish the painting and show you.
Since I couldn't find a table to set up, I had to paint sitting on the floor. I only have a small table-top easel, you see. I spread out some newspapers and put my easel up and got painting! Instead of music, I've been listening to a podcast on Spotify. It's called "The Savvy Painter." It's full of all sorts of good advice and is great to listen to when painting. Look it up, if you're interested.
So here are some photos of the painting in progress so far:
As you may be able to tell, I start my paintings with a few sketches and then pencil it in on the canvas to help the proportions. Then, I do a greyscale base painting to check to make sure there's enough contrast without relying solely on color, and because otherwise, the graphite would make the base layer of paint tinted grey anyway. Only then do I begin adding color. In this particular painting, I am done with the greyscale and am ready to start adding in color. It looks a little rough right now, but trust me, it's going somewhere. I'll update again in a few days to show how it is coming along.
Since I couldn't find a table to set up, I had to paint sitting on the floor. I only have a small table-top easel, you see. I spread out some newspapers and put my easel up and got painting! Instead of music, I've been listening to a podcast on Spotify. It's called "The Savvy Painter." It's full of all sorts of good advice and is great to listen to when painting. Look it up, if you're interested.
So here are some photos of the painting in progress so far:
As you may be able to tell, I start my paintings with a few sketches and then pencil it in on the canvas to help the proportions. Then, I do a greyscale base painting to check to make sure there's enough contrast without relying solely on color, and because otherwise, the graphite would make the base layer of paint tinted grey anyway. Only then do I begin adding color. In this particular painting, I am done with the greyscale and am ready to start adding in color. It looks a little rough right now, but trust me, it's going somewhere. I'll update again in a few days to show how it is coming along.
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