29 April 2018

sometimes you have to be ruthless

Sometimes you just have to be ruthless in order to get to the good stuff.

portrait, oil painting, ruthless, keep trying
first incarnation

portrait, oil painting, ruthless, keep trying
wiped, begin again

portrait, oil painting, ruthless, keep trying
finally, the good stuff

I really like like the way this portrait turned out, despite some anatomical imperfections.  Very glad I wiped it halfway through.

To my amazement, the whole endeavour took only 1h 15m.  I get that my drawings are done very fast, usually about 20-30 minutes in my 9x12 sketchbook with watermedia...  but this was an oil portrait, and the first I'd done in a very long time.

Must've been an exceptionally good model.

:)

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