Years ago, when I was a poor student, I used to cover strips of cardboard with acrylic housepaint, in order to have something to paint on. Canvas was expensive.
I'd leave the cardboard lying around the room I lived in, and when opportunity struck, I was ready to make a painting.
Here's one of them, done from life with a pencil and acrylics:
Great skin tones. They almost glow off the screen. Very inspiring.
ReplyDeleteThanks! I was aiming for that with the purple background. Complementary contrast is one of those always-useful techniques I'm still going back to.
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