So this piece is very special to me, because I spent a lot of time on her and really enjoyed every second I spent bringing her to life. I had the concept of a woman who represents the power of nature but is showing restraint by harnessing it in her hands. and so "Tempestad" was born.
ACRYLIC COLORS USED
- White
- Cadmium red
- Cadmium orange
- Indian Yellow
- Dioxazine purple
- Ultramarine blue
- Raw umber
- Phthalo blue
- Sap green
- Cadmium orange
- Quinacridone magenta
- rose
- Turqoise
- Phthalo green
- Viridian
As usual, I started out with an underpainting in Ultramarine blue to establish the darks and shadow areas,
Next I added the first layer of skin tone, which was made from a mix of white, Cadmium red, Indian yellow, Dioxazine purple and white.
I always mix the middle tone first and then darken and lighten as needed.
Art Tip!
“Since acrylics dry so fast, if you don’t have time to finish a specific part of your painting and want to conserve the paint, drop a glob of retardant on the paint, and then put it in the freezer, The paint wont dry and when youre ready, you can take it out of the freezer and let it thaw and you’re good to go!”
I then start to darken the shadows by adding some more ultramarine blue to the skin mixture and some raw Umber, because I wanted to keep the shadows very cool.
Next I start to refine some of the details, like her jawline, lips, eyes, brow, etc, this is still the first stage for those parts but it helps to start bringing the piece to life and seeing where to add hints of different colors.
I add hints of yellow and rose to her skin in different areas as well as some quinacridone magenta to her cheeks to give her some blush.
I paint in her eyes and hair with a very dark blue mixture made from phthalo blue, sap green and some cadmium orange to tone it down just a touch
Fun Fact!
Tempestad is Spanish for Tempest which means
Now its time for the background, so I lay down blue, orange and white on my palette, and start to blend them into the background using different amounts and mixtures of these 3 colors, keeping it very light
Lastly I paint in the clouds with a mixture of ultramarine blue, viridian green and cadmium orange, to get some warm and cool greys for the clouds. I take some of the water I'm using to clean this color off my brushes, and let it drip down the canvas to create the effect of rain.
I fill in the energy ribbons (I don't have a more descriptive work for them, so that's what I'm calling them) with a mix of turquoise, white and ultramarine blue and cadmium orange
I tried to make them transparent in certain parts so you could see her skin through them, and then painted some shadows under the ribbons to make them pop out more.
Finally I painted in the ball of energy in her hands which represent the force of nature tamed by the character in the painting.
And here she is all finished and on display at the Super Wonder gallery in Toronto!
I really hoped you liked the process, and if you have any questions or comments, feel free to message me and ill get back to you :)
TEMPESTAD - Acrylic on gallery wrap canvas- 24x24
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Interesting progression, I'm waiting to upvote at 15 minutes though as this will probably trend and I want my cut lol.
@michaeldodridge Thank you so much! I really appreciate that! I like to give people a glimpse into my studio and process, and share what I learn along the way :)
Any image that includes nudity or violence should be tagged #NSFW. It is also recommend that it is put in the title.
Thanks!
ok will do, I thought artistic nudity wouldn't be an issue, but ill keep that in mind :)
Posting it here isn't an issue. The problem is that someone might open it unexpectedly at work or in front of the kids. If it has NSFW in the title or tag then they know. Don't use NSFW as the first tag though, it could hide it.
I think using it anywhere will hide it from the main steemit categories like trending. People will need to click on #NSFW to see it.
beautiful work, i enjoyed seeing it progress
Thank you @phoenixmaid I really appreciate that :)
This is beautiful work. Yes as someone suggested it is necessary to tag any nudity as #NSFW - the founders of Steemit are in the US so the rules are probably more strict than they would be in Europe.
Yes, I had no idea about that until someone on here commented about it, Im slowly learning the rules but keeping them in mind for future so I don't make the same mistakes :) thanks so much for your feedback I really appreciate it :)
No problem.
nice job man you wont mind if I leave this here https://steemit.com/art/@skapaneas/steem-logo-a-la-alighiero-boetti upvoted
Thanks man I really appreciate it :)
Also there are many mediums you can add to slow acrylic drying time or to give different consistency and texture. Good tip about the freezer and something every acrylic painter should know!
Nice work, Andres!
Thanks @doctorstrange and yes i agree with you there are lots of mediums you can use to prolong the drying time for acrylics, but say none of them would keep your paint wet from one day to the next, which is a problem for me when i paint over a period of days.
Thats why ive started to use oils because I love being able to keep my paints out and return to them the next day still fresh and ready to go 😊😊
This is so amazing!! I love it!!
Followed! I can't wait to see more of your paintings!
Thank you so much @kaylinart! that really means so much to me! you've put a smile on my face this morning :)
Hy! Maybe you will be interested in this art contest. Love your painting! https://steemit.com/steemitartchallenge/@anca3drandom/steemit-art-challenge-let-s-show-them-our-skills
I will definitely check it out, thanks so much for the invite :)