Here is "Play or Prey?" 18 x 24" Oil Painting on Board, step - by -step.
Step 13: A sneak peek. :)
Step 12: Adding details.
Step 11: Finger painting (with gloves) mostly with Cad Yellow Deep and Burnt Umber. You can see that with glazing, the painting is actually done 3 times, instead of just painting the picture once. It's time to paint the details. All the foliage too.
Step 10: A glaze of Alizarin Crimson and one of Pthalo Blue. Starting to add white in the face and will now have to start mixing colour.
Step 9: The dead layer, a layer of Titanium White in the elements I want to have weight and not be transparent.
Step 8: A Glaze of Ultramarine Blue, in selected areas.
Step 7: A full glaze of Burnt Sienna and Burnt Umber.
Step 6: Adding Colour in Oil
Finally able to show the last step I finished before moving houses. On to the next step.
Step 4: Grisaille finished and ready to start the oil glazing.
I had a long delay between steps as I am in charge of the Community Garden and had to get that on track last month. I'm not sure what I'm doing about the background above the tiger so that will be decided as I go along.
Step 3: Tiger Reflection
Step 2: Acrylic Underpainting (Grisaille)
A very quick splash of paint after supper to start the grisaille.
Finding the light and dark.
Details:
Step 1: The drawing. This tiger is about to enter the water to either stalk prey or play with something in the water. It has dramatic lighting (light and dark) which I love.
The drawing has been laid out in pencil, over an acrylic gesso to seal the board.
The grisaille (or grey underpainting) will be done in acrylics to speed the process. All the details will go into this underpainting.
The next stage will be glazing oil colours, one over the other until I am satisfied with the work.
The painting will take 6 months to dry and then be varnished.
The Layout: It's difficult to photograph at this stage.
Details of the tiger.
Pam
