So, in order to be as scientific as possible I’m trying to compare my failure with yesterdays figure in gouache with a figure in oil.
I started this painting and almost immediately I was comfortable with its working properties. I’m not entirely sure if it’s the difference between the working qualities of gouache and oil, or if it’s my experience with them both. I just know that I instantly liked oil better.
So, using the same reference and a similar palette, plus spending the same exact amount of time ( 1hour) this is the painting that I came up with. It’s a huge improvement over yesterdays painting and I enjoyed painting it more.
This was before I put the background on, I was afraid it wouldn’t work out well and I wanted to document the before and after.
Here is a video of the what I would like to accomplish with painting from the figure, either from photograph or live. Basically I want to be able to capture a good sketch of the figure within less than an hour. I think it is achievable with lot of practice.
