Chris Beaven

I continue with the light side of the figure blocking in color and keeping the chroma high.

For this session I started on the light side of the figure.

I continue to slowly block in all of the shadow and darker areas of the figure.

I’m starting with the shadows on the figure first as it is much easier to judge other colors and values once the shadows are blocked in.

I started with oil today and I began painting the background color first.

I finished the rest of the background today and I’m debating if I’m actually done.

I finished up the foot on the figure today, it’s not as detailed as I would like but I’m not sure it needs to be.

I did more of the darker background for this session.

I was influenced by an earlier figure painting of mine with a darker background.

I love the greens and blues that I see in skin especially when working on feet and hands.

I’m happy that I’m well enough now to get back to work on this painting.

So I have contracted some illness and I’m very sick, I still painted today but it was very simple.

For this session I worked on the models foot.

I’m always thinking about edges and trying not to make them too sharp.

You might notice a difference in the colors of the painting in this post from every other post of the same painting.

I’m just filling in the gaps for this session.

I’m working on the other leg and pushing the color a bit.

I’m still working on the thigh trying to get the shape how I want it.

There is a hand barely hidden by the body, only half of two fingers are showing, but it needs to look like a hand.

For this session I worked on the hip and thigh of the figure.

For today’s session I worked on the shadows a bit.

I spent the whole session working on nothing but the hand.

I’m moving really slowly through this painting.

I’m running out of things to talk about on this painting right now so I’m just painting.

Having a basic artistic knowledge of anatomy helps you see what to paint.

The photograph deadens natural skin colors.

Each session is only bringing some small changes now.

The block-in is done and now it’s time that I start getting detailed.

I’m done blocking in most of the figure and I will be able to work on the fun stuff next session.

This session I’m just feeling too tired to do more than just put paint down.

I had little progress on this session, I spent most of my time fixing what I didn’t like from last session.