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The
Supplies
Dave will be painting Hanna's picture on his
preferred size of 16” x 20”, using heavy cotton duck, which as a
consideration is always really easy and affordable to frame, there being a
huge range of ready-made fames in this size.
"You see the little wooden wedges on the right side? Well, while I was
upstairs composing these immortal words on our laptop, Gus (our second
hound) decided he would eat three of them! The little blighter!
(Didn’t really “eat” them though. I guess I could use some more toothpicks
in the house!"
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Burnt Sienna Process
One of the highlights of
having Hanna's Portrait done is not only the daily photos showing the
progress or the anticipation of receiving the finished portrait to hang
proudly in my Basset Hall of Fame Room (the Office) but the highly
detailed information that Dave carefully provides on each step of the
process..
"I prefer not to paint on a “white”
canvas. (Despite the appearance of the pencil study above, the canvas
is white. I adjusted the contrast so that the drawing would show up
better.) Using an inky solution of turpentine and burnt sienna, I
came up with a nice warm tone. Slap it on all over, even your strokes, and
then, with the judicious application of a cosmetic sponge (they’re
the greatest things; a sponge that’s wedge shaped; there’s sharp points
and broad “brush-like” edges) I start to pick-up pigment, beginning to
define/suggest the lighting."
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