http://www.painters-online.co.uk artistMay 2020 49PRACTICAL
t STAGE SIX
The mouth area was tackled with cool, pink tones; the base
tones were applied before blending with the fan brush to
fuse the tones together. This is always done before the final
stage highlights are applied. Being wet and glossy, this area
has the most contrast, with quite dark and light areas in
close proximity qFINISHED PAINTING.
Lip Gloss, oil on canvas, 24 3 24in (61 3 61cm).
I finished by painting the chin, clothing and braids. These
are the darkest areas of the image. Taking into account
the shadow cast by the face, the clothing’s gold pattern is
distorted darker in certain areas to indicate shadows. The
lip brush and fingers were applied with a severe blur effect.
This is to show this part is out of focus due to its proximity
to the camera. This visual trick was added to emphasise the
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