Before my brush ever touches a canvas, i have sketched a quick value study to make sure i have the subject matter that i want to focus on in the correct position. it also helps with composition and what detail to keep and what detail to eliminate! My buddy Norm Daniels introduced me to the idea of using gray scale marking pens to illustrate value and keeping things in the foreground more intense and as things move out from the painting using lighter values to show distance!
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Sketch before you paint
Before my brush ever touches a canvas, i have sketched a quick value study to make sure i have the subject matter that i want to focus on in the correct position. it also helps with composition and what detail to keep and what detail to eliminate! My buddy Norm Daniels introduced me to the idea of using gray scale marking pens to illustrate value and keeping things in the foreground more intense and as things move out from the painting using lighter values to show distance!
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