Post by caterina on Nov 28, 2021 10:18:50 GMT
Hello.
I wanted to experiment with silk scarfs as details for my paintings, and I bought one that I really like for a few pounds. Actually, I was tempted to keep it for me! In the end, curiosity won, and here it is in my last portrait, "Claire".
www.dropbox.com/s/zrxvovnfhnvnypo/img_20211128_100045.jpg?dl=0
I managed to add the scarf bit without stitching it, I had been really doubtful that I could make it stay as I wanted (more or less) without any sewing. I actually made the wool body underneath the dress, to help keep the silk in place.
Proportions of the figure came out a bit off, but all in all I am not too worried about it, I wanted to achieve a good balance of values even though Claire was to be very pale and uniform in colours and the background was very green and brown: I think that I achieved a not too bad result, everything considered.
I wanted to experiment with silk scarfs as details for my paintings, and I bought one that I really like for a few pounds. Actually, I was tempted to keep it for me! In the end, curiosity won, and here it is in my last portrait, "Claire".
www.dropbox.com/s/zrxvovnfhnvnypo/img_20211128_100045.jpg?dl=0
I managed to add the scarf bit without stitching it, I had been really doubtful that I could make it stay as I wanted (more or less) without any sewing. I actually made the wool body underneath the dress, to help keep the silk in place.
Proportions of the figure came out a bit off, but all in all I am not too worried about it, I wanted to achieve a good balance of values even though Claire was to be very pale and uniform in colours and the background was very green and brown: I think that I achieved a not too bad result, everything considered.
