This Painting is a portrait of three boys who are cousins. The two boys on the sides are four years old and the middle one is two. I really loved the photo of them swinging in the hammock because it captures their innocence and the joy. Hopefully they'll appreciate the painting for the same reasons when they grow up.
Another thing that I loved about this image was the color palette. The oranges in their shirts and the stripes in the hammock are very playful. Although the stripes are bright and bold, the boys outfits are the same and the colors blend with the colors of the stripes allowing the faces to become the focal point. The stripes also lead the eye from one face to the next and add to the sense of movement.
This was my first session working on the painting. I focused on covering the canvas as much as possible and also tried to work on building up the values. The challenges I found were that brightest flesh tones in the photograph look white, so I will have to change and make color compensations for that in the painting. It will take a few sessions to get the values properly. Another challenge is the darkness of their hair and eyes. It's hard to see the highlights in their eyes and the colors of their hair.
I'll continue posting photos of the painting to show the progress as I work on it and explain the challenges as I encounter them in the process.
Another thing that I loved about this image was the color palette. The oranges in their shirts and the stripes in the hammock are very playful. Although the stripes are bright and bold, the boys outfits are the same and the colors blend with the colors of the stripes allowing the faces to become the focal point. The stripes also lead the eye from one face to the next and add to the sense of movement.
This was my first session working on the painting. I focused on covering the canvas as much as possible and also tried to work on building up the values. The challenges I found were that brightest flesh tones in the photograph look white, so I will have to change and make color compensations for that in the painting. It will take a few sessions to get the values properly. Another challenge is the darkness of their hair and eyes. It's hard to see the highlights in their eyes and the colors of their hair.
I'll continue posting photos of the painting to show the progress as I work on it and explain the challenges as I encounter them in the process.
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