Fingernails are one of the hardest things to paint and make them look authentic. Without careful study and focus on the drawing they can look odd.
Who is this: Hand
I moved to working on the hand for my right arm. I didn’t finish the arm completely I just felt like working on the hand.
Life Drawing
It’s been a couple weeks since I was at life drawing due to holiday activities, I wish there was more than on life drawing group close to me.
Who is this: Slow
I’m working very very slowly…
Who is this: Arm and Shadows
I’m not liking the arm I’m working on. I’m not sure what the issue is and it make take a few sessions to work out.
Who is this: Healthy Veins
I have healthy veins, at least that is what I was told a lot after a year of moving through the health system.
Who is this: Right Arm
I decided to move away from the shirt and work on the arms first, besides I need to do the shirt over the arms anyways.
Who is this: Barely Any Change
I barely changed anything this session, I worked on the shirt for the session but you can hardly see any change.
Who is this: Shades of Blue
I’m using various shades of blue for this shirt, from straight ultramarine to a grayish purple and to keep the texture blending is bad.
Who is this: More Shirt
I spent this session working on the shirt more, I think I will probably spend the next 4 or 5 sessions just getting it right.
Who is this: Subtle Folds
I’m working on the shirt now and there are all kinds of subtle folds that just need a slight value change to express.
Who is this: Head Done
I haven’t sent the last 10 or so posts to subscribers or social media because I’m working so slowly, but today I’m done with the head.
Who is this: Head Almost Done
I did a bit more work on the top of the shirt and the edges of my hair. I think one more session and the head will be done.
Who is this: The Shirt
I’ve moved on to the shirt but I’m not done with my portrait yet, I just need to do the shirt under the hair before I finish the hair.
Who is this: Neck
For this session I worked on my neck. I’m very close to finishing the head of this self portrait. But there is still a long road ahead.
Who is this: Hair
I have a lot of hair and so far I like the look best when I get in there and draw individual hairs.
Who is this: Taking Breaks
Today I timed myself similar to how the models are timed at life drawing in an effort to lengthen my session.
Who is this: Head Shape
Today I changed the shape of my head a lot after discovering some drawing issues.
Who is this: Longevity
I’ve been working on this painting now for 52 separate sessions and I’m happy to say that I’m still motivated to continue.
Who is this: Mouth
I’m in the process of repainting my mouth, the drawing was way off but I still have a lot to adjust before I’m happy with it.
Who is this: Moving On
I’m moving on to other parts of my portrait now. It is all about refining the features and drawing now.
Who is this: Nose Fixes
I made some more drawing fixes to my nose but as I look at it again I’m not sure it is correct and will spend at least another session on it.
Who is this: A New Nose
I’m repainting my nose, the drawing is off a bit and I’m fixing it.
Life Drawing
Life Drawing this morning and it was a good session. I was able to last the entire three hours.
Who is this: Eyes Done?
I think I have finished the eyes, I’m never 100% sure because I still have a lot left to do in this painting and I may go back and make changes.
Who is this: Good Eye
I’ve finally painted one eye to my satisfaction. I’ve worked on this left eye for many sessions but only today did I get it right.
Who is this: Big Changes
I’m unhappy with the left eye it looks incorrect. In this session I painted over most of the eye and changed up the drawing significantly. I may have to do it again.
Who is this: Small Changes
I moved over the entire top half of the portrait today making small changes. I should have focused my effort at the beginning.
Who is this: The Very Top
Today I focused my efforts and I worked on the very top of my head, just the forehead and a bit of hair.
Who is this: Confused
I started today’s session confused on what to do, even though I’m working very slowly on this I’m still having trouble starting on something…
Life Drawing
I drew differently today, I was thinking more about energy and the human body rather than proportions.
Who is this: Patience
I’m not liking how the portrait is coming along so I keep going over what I did on the previous session. I need more patience as it will take time.
Who is this: More Portrait
I’m working slowly and carefully around the eyes of the portrait still. I keep making slight adjustments because I’m not happy with it currently.
Who is this: Eyes
The most important part of this painting is the eyes and as such, I’m spending a lot of time getting them correct.
Who is this: Back to the Figure
I’m back to working on the figure and I’m starting from the top down.
Who is this: Background Change Again
So I changed the background again, it was too busy with the texture.
Who is this: Sink
I worked on refining the sink today, I basically want to get everything behind the figure done.
Who is this: More Door
Today I worked on the door a bit, trying to get the lines straight but not too sharp.
Who is this: A Door for Depth
I didn’t like the background it was too nebulous and didn’t define the space well, so I’m adding a door.
Who is this: Comfy Pants
I painted the details of my comfy pants today. I love these pants, I wear them often.
Who is this: Little Color Wheel
I keep a little tiny very simple color wheel on my palette just to help me remember.
Who is this: Sink
For this session I worked on the sink and faucet.
Who is this: Soap
Believe it or not everything in this painting is put there intentionally.
Who is this: Slow and Steady
Yes this painting is taking a long time to complete, and I’m Okay with that for now.
Life Drawing
I’m very happy with my drawings today of Randy.
Who is this: Distracting Texture
I like the color change for the counter, but now the texture is distracting.
Who is this: Distracting Colors
I added in some of the other elements in this painting and I’m finding them distracting.
Who is this: Paint Over Edges
When painting its important to paint over edges not just up to an edge.
Who is this: Depth Through Color
The background was to bright and wanted it to recede more so I changed its color.
Who is this: Background Changes
I’m not liking the background color and I feel it is detracting away from the figure so for this session I’m beginning to tone it down.
Who is this: Mirror
Today I had an easy day of painting as I blocked out the frame for the mirror.
Life Drawing
Today we drew Shawna and I stayed for the whole session.
Who is this: Another Hand
I’m not sure this hand turned out better than the last one.
Who is this: Hand
Today I painted one of the hands and it proved to be very complex.
Who is this: Second Arm
I don’t feel like I pushed the colors enough on this session.
Who is this: Torso
I had fun working on the torso today.
Who is this: Arm
For this session I worked on the arm and a bit of the torso.
Who is this: Background
After a long day and a super hard hike, I’m taking it easy and just working on the background.
Life Drawing
I was happy with the drawings today but even happier that I went the full time.
Who is this: More Blue Shirt
Working more on the shirt blockin today, easy stuff, not too much to talk about.