From Line Drawing to Layers of Paint

I’ve started working on the painting that I showed you all a few blog posts ago.  I’m still trying to use a subtler approach with the paint and I like the softer effect that I’m seeing.  Here is what it looked like as a line drawing:

And here’s what it looks like with a few layers of paint:

I always marvel how different a line drawing looks after a bit of paint is added!

I’m experimenting with different colour schemes in my paintings nowadays so that I can practise colour mixing and using some colours that I’m not used to.  I started to notice that I was using a lot of the same colours in a lot of my paintings and I want to change it up a bit now.  Her hair and the background will be getting the colour mixing treatment so I hope it turns out well.

I’m happy with how this one is going so far and I’ll be starting on the other soon too.

Thanks for reading!

Latest Painting In Progress

Remember this painting?  I think I’m doing well with it and it’s fun trying out new techniques for different results.  I’ve been dabbing the paint on like I learned to do in a watercolour class years ago and I’m using water in such a way that I can see the qualities of the paint more.

I just have to remember not to go overboard and leave the bits alone that don’t need anything doing to them!  It’s good to reign myself in a bit as I think that I’m learning to control the paint more as I go along.

This has been a good exercise for me and it feels like I’m rediscovering the different ways that watercolour medium can be used.  Just as a reminder, here’s what the painting looked like previously:

and this is what it looks like now:

She’s looking quite a bit different now isn’t she?  I think she looks a bit like she’s been having her makeup done!  What do you think?