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Elayne, Wedding Dress - "Oil Painting" Experiment

Added 2024-10-15 05:38:04 +0000 UTC

This is a follow-up to one of my recent posts, but this time I'm "finished" with it.

I've covered up a bit more of the under-painting, but have also added more splashes of colour into the artwork. You can see this subtle use of colour in multiple locations:

On her torso, take notice of these little bits of red & green within the mass of blue.
The flower on her neck has little bits of blue within the red.
The gold trips also have this, most noticeable behind the elbow.
The most subtle of all is her hair, which has little bits of green within the grey.

This helps the shapes feel a bit more interesting, while also simulating what you might see on a traditional painting - as the paintbrush will sometimes carry multiple pigments within a single stroke due to how paint is mixed. Artists will also sometimes do this to suggest bounce light (colours from the surrounding area bouncing into the shadows of other objects).

The flowers did indeed turn out to be quite difficult - primarily the leaves (hence why they're not painted). I think that means I should try to practice painting some shrubbery and flowers in the near future. This kind of painting style can take a while, but I'm interested in doing it again.

Don't forget to eat & sleep.