The masking fluid is off...and I'm ambivalent about the result. It feels very pop art, doesn't it? I'm trying to decide what went wrong—not enough masking, masking the wrong lines... or if it's simply too distracting a technique for portraits.
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| 9" x 12" |
So I decided to try again. This is the beginning of another portrait that looks like it might work both as a traditional portrait and as a pop art painting. I'll have a better basis for a decision when this is finished and "un-masked."
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| 9" x 12" |
I've also been playing in my sketchbook and think I've found subject matter that would work well. That's up next! And that should be the last of my masking fluid. So I'll have to decide if I'm having enough fun to buy another jar... or if I should just break off my relationship with masking fluid.
Maybe you need to go farther with the mask on the portraits, outlining all the shadow shapes in his face and hands and hair and shirt. Like really take it to the extreme, kind of like you’ve done with his ear.
ReplyDeleteI agree! And Pat led me to an interesting insight today. I realized I "draw" portraits more slowly than flowers or still life scenes, so the quality of the line is more defined and less sketchy.
DeleteI like the expression on the first guys face, so contemplative. The other guy has a big thirst. The first wants to know the secret of the universe, and the other guy wants a mouthful of Mountain Dew.
ReplyDeleteDid you try to paint over the saved white? Yupo won’t let me paint on the masqued areas.
ReplyDeleteYes, you can paint over the white on watercolor paper. As long as it's not "permanent" mask--there is a difference in what they are made of.
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