In this stage I trace down my drawing onto the canvas. As you can see, the earth tones of the first priming show through the second layer of cooler gray priming. When I paint in the studio, I usually work out a drawing first, then transfer it to the canvas. If I am painting on location, especially out-of-doors, I often paint directly onto the canvas with no preliminary sketches. The two methods usually produce completely different results, since pre-planned drawing will usually be tighter and more controlled. Direct painting, on the other hand, will give you a looser, freer picture. In this planned painting, I am drawing from photos that I have taken on the St. Lawrence River and the Thousand Island Bridge between Canada and the USA. Once the transfer to canvas is completed, a little spray of fixative keeps the graphite from smearing when I begin to overpaint the drawing.
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Sunday, August 30, 2009
Painting Progression-Between Nations-Step 3
In this stage I trace down my drawing onto the canvas. As you can see, the earth tones of the first priming show through the second layer of cooler gray priming. When I paint in the studio, I usually work out a drawing first, then transfer it to the canvas. If I am painting on location, especially out-of-doors, I often paint directly onto the canvas with no preliminary sketches. The two methods usually produce completely different results, since pre-planned drawing will usually be tighter and more controlled. Direct painting, on the other hand, will give you a looser, freer picture. In this planned painting, I am drawing from photos that I have taken on the St. Lawrence River and the Thousand Island Bridge between Canada and the USA. Once the transfer to canvas is completed, a little spray of fixative keeps the graphite from smearing when I begin to overpaint the drawing.
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