The Artist - UK (2021-04)

56 artistApril 2021 http://www.painters-online.co.uk

p STAGE FOUR

I worked around the face, in turn painting an

area with water and adding wet-on-wet or

revisiting a now dry area and adding further

glaze layers

p STAGE THREE

I began as always with a large area of skin tone and wet that area of the painting

fi rst, which is the wet-on-wet technique. I then lightly added my fl esh tones, which

I mixed in the pan set. I used a dragging technique of moving the paint around the

area. I then left this area to dry completely before adding further layers

p STAGE TWO

I selected a really colourful photo of my aunt and used the

grid system to achieve accurate results with a light pencil.

There are various drawing grid apps but I still prefer to

print my photo, which gives the advantage of being able

to fold it and only draw one section at a time. I really like

to take my time with the drawing stage as it saves a lot of

time when starting the painting process. I was careful after

drawing to erase any grid lines

p STAGE ONE

I began, as is necessary with

Aquaboard, to apply a layer

of water over the entire

board and then left it to dry

completely. This brings any

air bubbles to the surface

and gives a smoother fi nish

to the painting

MATERIALS

� Reeves watercolour pan set of 24,

including cadmium red, yellow ochre,

titanium white and ultramarine blue

for the fl esh tones

� Brushes: sizes 2 and 6 and a micro

detail series 25 fi ne brush

� Support: Aquaboard

DEMONSTRATION Alex in Shades