Got some more images to share with you. I’m really chuffed at how the progress is going. Some are still giving my some trouble but on the whole i think I’m making progress.
I’ve discovered if I use too big a brush I put too much paint on the canvas at a time and then end up not being able to work with it. I’ve found also that if I use vibrant colours like red or green I need to use them really sparingly as they are really strong and take a lot of work to blend in – like what happened in ‘James” and “Cheiko”. I’ve also learnt a trick from a fellow student on the application of the laytex – use a pipette and an old water bottle and make a squeezy bottle for it, that way I get more control over it – can draw thinner lines, indicate the hair better and not have ‘fingers’ like in ‘Cheiko”. So now I make up a job lot of it and do a load of canvases at once. It’s also easier to peel off this way cause its not been brushed on.
Working on different coloured grounds is kinda scary, the last few have been on yellow, pink and white resp., going back to white was weird!
Spent all day in the workshop yesterday, and wed afternoon, the guys have been great there. Going in today also, getting the remainder of my frames together so that I can crack on and with the portraits during the easter break as planned.
It may seem like a production line, and in certainly has those qualities especially when it comes to the actual making and preparing the canvases. But thats where it stops. Each portrait is considered and all the mark making and colour addition are all very considered. I get in the zone and consider constantly whats working, whats not. What I can improve on, what I should change etc… I only wish I’d spent more time painting last term rather than spending time on my animations, that said it was really satisfying to finish them, even though the problems I faced were due to lack of knowledge and consistency in the creation of the source material. Hey ho, its all part of the journey eh.
Oh can anyone recommend a good A3 colour printer?
