As I mentioned in a previous post, I'm currently trying to figure out a way that works (and feels comfortable for me) whereby I can incorporate more of my drawing process directly into the finished painting. This here is going to be a bit of an experiment to that end. In this piece im going to try painting directly over a full value tonal drawing in transparent paint, I can't think why this shouldn't work, as I currently normally do a full tonal underpainting in paint under the colour anyhow - so this 'should' if it works blend 2 of my working stages into 1 (hopefully!) and make things a lot less tedious and a lot more fun by allowing me to do a little more in the drawing stage and not have to repeat it all over again! I guess I'll find out soon one way or the other anyhow, just about to crack out the paints now - So I'll let you all know how it goes :).
"Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more;
Or close the wall up with our English dead.
In peace there's nothing so becomes a man
As modest stillness and humility;
But when the blast of war blows in our ears,
Then imitate the action of the tiger. . . ."
- William Shakespeare - Henry The Fifth Act 3, scene 1, 1–6
Fantastic sketch :)
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