process photos for glaze painting in acrylic

in #art7 years ago

hello steemian,

glaze painting can be a frustrating process, made more so by acrylic additives which seem counter intuitive. the quick drying nature of acrylics makes you work in haste, and i often find myself working with colors which are brighter than i would like because of the glossy quality that is inherent with acrylics. i usually fight these, but on this painting i just embraced it. the layers built up so quick on the painting it became almost 3-d, the glazing medium drying in 5-10 minutes had me constantly readjusting colors to work with those underneath. here are the results, from finish to when i first thought of taking some photos.

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finished painting right before the new owner took it home.

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glaze rolly polly.

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base layer for the polished/reflective rolly polly.

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layering colors that mimic the background
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more layering...

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more layering...
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more layering...
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and again the close up.

the background is a more intuitive abstract approach to painting, it involves a lot of spraying, spitting, swinging, screaming, rolling, crushing, and stomping on the canvas... which after awhile begins to look like this weird cosmic-scape.

warmest regards,
shae

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Wow..... An amazing result

It's look like an microscopic shot! Damn it's beautiful! FOLLOWED and UPVOTED ! I'm looking forward for your next blog 😍

thanks jerome, i will try to make something worth blogging about :)

wouw! nice work! thus following

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