On My Easel by Artist Dan Roberge
Here are a few photos of the progression from my initial sketch on the canvas board to my finished oil painting. I started by taking photos of my subject from a perspective I thought would be different. Then I gessoed an art canvas board three times and sanded lightly between each coat after letting the gesso dry for 4-6 hours.
Stage 1: Sketch on canvas.
Stage 2: Block in with palette colors for ball, shirt and background.
Stage 3: Start adding skin and hair colors on this layer. I have to admit that I was unhappy with skin tones after this stage so I repainted the face again with less pinks and I worked to model the facial details more.
Stage 4: Detail close-up.
Final: the big jump with all the details of the face, arm, hair, ball and embroidery.
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