Free Oil Painting Lessons & Demonstrations
The Passing of Time, Oil Demo
Philip Howe Studio
The head was painted in very direct and only took a few minutes to get the look I wanted. I had an accurate drawing down and even though the paint was opaque and covered the pencil and wash, accurate mixing and direct stokes of color allow for a quick result.
Initial strokes around the head,
Block-in of the central area.
Lower block_in.
Fog blocked in
Above, you can see the loose block-in of the fog. Even though its meant to look diaphanous for the final to be believable, I know the paint will stay wet for some time so I don't need to work this area just yet. I prefer to block-in most of the rest of the image and then relate the fog color and values to the harmonious whole. In this way, I can better judge how far to model the edges and get the transitional blending needed to give it a sense of transparent space.