I fail at a painting sketch
I worked on a painting sketch tonight and failed miserably. I wanted it to be John Singer Sargent but instead it was Souvenir Gift Shop.I overused some Painter tricks and it looked pretty fakey. Worse, I made some significant drawing errors on Gramps, especially his eyes and mouth. You kind of have to get those right when you’re doing a portrait.
I should have slowed down and fixed the drawing, but I was anxious to get into the painting part. I’ve been looking at books on some favorite painters who make it look easy.
Okay, here are the thumbnails. Sketch, “painting” and photo.
Nothing to see here, sorry. Gramps, being 83 years young, deserves a better portrait. I’ll get a photo and try to do it up right. (Painting from life would be cool, but I don’t think I’ll get him to sit still that long.)
Despite you calling them “fakey” (I shall coin that term from now on methinks), I think the style works considering they’re just original sketches. I like them both. And Gramps rocks the cashbox too. Sometimes life sucks…art makes it better. Whoa, I think I just solved the Middle East conflict in one phrase. Buh. Who cares, I’m too lazy to tell anyone else.