Super Hero Final

Secret Identity

Super Hero Progress

Well, I think I'm almost through with Super Hero. Trying very hard not to over-work this. I am pleased with the colors in this painting and I'm RARELY, IF EVER happy with my colors. A big part of that was beginning on a cad red panel. That, and working into the glaze. Below, is my second pass of oils.

This is my third pass which was basically reinforcing the opaques on top of the glazes.

I still need to fix the highlights of the shield and add a slight shadow to the eyes as well as a highlight.

I prefer this technique and of course....you know what that means..I have to start over on the Harry Potter one. Been doing some sketches (below). I also like the shadow shape behind the figure so I'm thinking I will do Harry's Patronus or perhaps a silhouette of Hogwarts? I have his third panel in semi sketch state which will show him as a Junior Ranger on top of his own mountain, Mt. Owen (in the Tetons).

But for now, it's back to the children's book I go.

Super Hero Continued

Once the sepia lines dried over night, I applied a glaze of Transparent Red Oxide and Trans. Brown oxide combined with a mixture of OMS, walnut oil, and Daniel Smith Painting medium. Then comes the fun part. I start adding the colors into the glaze. At first, it doesn't blend very well, but you wait for the glaze to become slightly tacky and you can manipulate the paint much easier. And I'm loving the cad. red surface. It's doing very interesting things. You can't tell very well in these photos but the orange shows through in place adding interesting texture and contrast to the painting. One more pass after this dries and it will be done. I just need to watch I don't over work it. Darn. Now I want to do Harry Potter all over again using this technique. 

Super Hero

I'm nearly finished with the Harry Potter inspired portrait of my grandson (pictures forthcoming). This is going to be a triptych of sort, highlighting the three aspects of his personality. This is the second one. He is a HUGE Super Hero fan, especially after seeing the Avengers movie. On this one, I'm trying a different technique. I painted over an old study  wooden panel with a Cad Red/white mix. I quite like the texture that is showing through the paint. After it dried, I free-handed the sketch and then darkened the lines with a sepia Prismacolor.  Next, I will paint in the lines with oil so I don't lose them under my oil application.