Hello everyone
The last time I made a post was the 16th March 2020. A lot has happened since then, we currently undergoing and facing a unexpected pandemic and have been put down on a lock down for sometime now no way of knowing when it might be lifted. Anyway my hopes right now is to get back on the roller coaster and get back to documenting my art and my artistic development. I've been considering getting back to the basics and the fundamentals of colour and light through traditional painting.
Here is a image of that study with the use of a limited colour pallet. I've tried my best to capture the subtleties of the blue tints in the cast shadows and contrast with warm saturated light with a strong emphasis on the values to show clarity and that is appeasing to the viewers eye.
I tend to find Gouache a challenging medium to paint with but very enjoyable especially when using the alla prima techniques inspired by many of the master artists and Richard Schmit. Which reminds me i still have yet to read through. Another book that I want to read again would be Andrew Loomis Creative illustration and get to grips about the mindset of creating an illustration with a sufficient and yet creative process, being able to tackle new problems with the right mindset is something I've been striving to get better at recently and improve effectively.
Traditional painting is something I've been wanting to get back to doing again properly and now is a great opportunity to do so with the current ongoing situation. Learning again to paint with a physical brush with limited strokes has been a very useful learning experience and eye opening to me because of the restriction. I've realised to get most out of these studies I should set my self a goal of what I really want to achieve from them and really try to apply them to my personal work as much as possible. I noticed the main benefits of working with traditional media is the fact that I now often try to limit the number of layers I make down to at least 3-5 when working digitally and try to be more efficient with every decision I make. I have decided to implement this study as part of my uni work and too use the maximum amount of time more sensibly, and prioritise the work so its the thing i can get out the way so I can start learning new things that will help benefit me in the long run.
