| description | rocks
above water
mask for white flecks
azure underpaint
mask texture
viridian & indigo overpaint
under water
no texture but underglazing in ultramarine?
sand
white to lt azure underpaint wash
mask out blue/white areas as rectangular crystals
overpaint in small splashes of colors
sea lion
upper fur, underpaint blue, n yellow, b umber on head
mask angle shapes for drying fur
mask white sand grain spots
lower fur (wet): b umber, violet, b umber, naples yellow
ultramarine, viridian, indigo. Looks like it could be a complex continuous wash and overpaint with indigo for textured shading of fur and side in shadow
Brush texture of matted fur w/ r umber
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Sea lion, two wcs, (1) 2:1 r umber: indigo, and (2) 2:1 b sienna: indigo.
Body has 1 in the darker and 2 in the lighter areas, esp., over the dried fur on the back.
Rocks, some combo of indigo, #1 above and black.
Sand, mask to magnify through ripples the colors and shapes on the bottom sand. Consider rainbow spectrum in colors. Indigo and mars violet predominate
Ripples are shadows on the sediment below the water's surface
The Rocks
Above Water
Mask white bits on rock surface
Light indigo over the rock, multi coat to tone and value
Mask texture over rock, high density in light, low density in dark
Overpaint indigo multiple layers (5-6) to right depth
Below Water
Mask for underwater white dots
Wet on dry for underwater texture: indigo, lt azure
Washes get clear margins to fade/fuzzy edges
Clear wash with lt indigo
Unmask white dots
Second wash with light indigo
Wave marks
Sea Lion
Mask with sharp pen the tufts of hair on the lower back
Mask with broader pen the dried tufts on the upper back
Top of head, some mask at back, forward into brushstrokes
Fin and tail brushstrokes (over wash?)
Below Water
Paint light indigo, mind margins
Mask light gray dots under light areas
Paint light indigo, mind margins,
Mask gray dots under dark (reflective) areas
Paint dark indigo in wave marks
Pait
Above Water
Mask a few white bits on rock surface
Light indigo over the rock, multi coat to tone and value
Mask grey bits on rock surface
Light indigo over the rock, multi coat to tone and value
Mask texture over rock, high density in light, low density in dark
Light indigo over the rock, multi coat to tone and value
Halftones Mask texture over rock, high density in light, low density in dark
Overpaint indigo multiple layers (5-6) to right depth
Azure wash over bright faces of rocks
More density on hair tuft masks and v mark
Only one r umber wash on body then indigo washes. R umber dark detail
The ring of water
Very light r uber wash over body except nose, brow and lower back where indigo dominates
Mask dried hair tufts. Note upper back tufts shorter (straight up?), longer toward the lower back, around the head and under the chin
(Sand particles and whiskers masked)
Light indigo wash over all, except brown near tail and on the forearm
Med r umber wash over medium brown areas, upper back, right side and forearm. Need slight modeling on nose. Nothing more on head til details, except for very back
Finishing deep indigo wash on tail, flipper, side, back, side of head and shadows
Indigo details on head, shadows, tail, flipper
R umber details on flipper, forearm, tail, head, whiskers
Folds on back missing
Shadow left side of head should be fuller
azure wash on rocks reflected areas
Can you lift some dark patch in dried tufts
Flipper needs consideration, remove some dark streaks?
Potential azure glaze on head, lower back and flipper
Hairline too receding? |
