The Color Work is Almost Finished
I'm just about finished painting the color layer over the monochrome underpainting. In fact, I have maybe a day's worth of minor touch-ups [...]
Painting Color Over an Underpainting: Part Two
I'm continuing to work with color over the monochrome underpainting, and am focusing on the comfy chair our young reader is occupying. I [...]
Painting Color Over an Underpainting: Part One
The background of the 'Space Reader' painting is close to being finished. For the last few days, I've been working on painting color [...]
Why Have an Underpainting?
With my last few paintings I've been using an underpainting, which is not entirely new to me, but a technique I haven't used [...]
Oil Transfer is the Best. Seriously.
I can't overstate what a fan I am of using an oil transfer to get a drawing from paper to panel or canvas. [...]
Creating a background…
After playing around with a few different ideas for what to put in the background of this new reading-themed composition, I ended up [...]
From Drawing to Painting
Step 2 - From finished drawing to starting a painting At this point, the conceptual work is mostly finished, and it's time to [...]
A Really Large Painting on Aluminum Panel: Construction and Logistics
I recently had the opportunity to paint a 194 x 92 inch (roughly 16 x 8 feet) commission piece specifically designed to fit [...]
Building and Preparing and Aluminum Composite Panel for Oil Painting
Several years ago I posted a step by step guide to stretching, sizing and priming a linen canvas for oil painting. Around the [...]
Performing an Oil Transfer
So you've just finished work on an awesome drawing in preparation for what should be an equally awesome oil painting. All your proportions, [...]