Are you tired of reworking a painting - over and over - correcting shapes, adding lights, adding darks, fixing colors - only to find that you have overworked the painting again, destroyed the colors and values - and are so frustrated that you might as well wipe it off or throw it in the trash! All that wasted time, effort and paint!
We've all been there - myself included! So let's try Direct Painting and see if that works better.
After working out a good composition with thumbnail sketches and drawing it on your canvas, apply a base coat of simple shapes of correct, flat colors and values over the entire canvas. This creates a firm foundation to work on and allows you to further evaluate the composition before continuing.
After this has dried, we begin Direct Painting which is the technique of painting one area as correctly and completely as possible before moving on to a new area. The completed areas provide a strong reference point for judging each new area.
As you work slowly and deliberately across the canvas you are striving to paint the finished painting as you go. There may be small bits and pieces to add later on, but if done correctly, no major changes will be needed. And since no area has been overpainted or fiddled with, your colors and values should remain clean and crisp. The painting is 99% done!
The next day, after it has dried a bit, add any small bits and accents as needed. Done. 100%...
Give it a try!
Happy painting!
Celene
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