Faces (and proportions) are hard!
Author Archives: Chris Lovie-Tyler
Pen sketches
After seeing The Blue Green Alien’s cool Inktober drawings, I bought a Uni Pin Fine Line and did a few sketches today. Sketching with pen is so different to pencil (I feel like I have a lot less control), but it’s fun. I’ll definitely keep doing it, amongst my pencil sketches, because it can onlyContinue reading “Pen sketches”
Paintings I love: John Singer Sargent’s Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose
This nearly brought me to tears today. Maybe because I’ve got two young daughters, but also because of the way Sargent has captured the light inside the lanterns and on the girls’ faces. It’s an absolutely magical scene.
Dark-sky rainbow
Painting is hard! Colour mixing, perspective, transparency, relative values, which brush to use for which effect, how long to leave a layer before painting on top of it… So many things to think about—and all the while the (acrylic) paint is drying! But nothing worthwhile is ever easy. That’s why I’m here, learning. Here’s theContinue reading “Dark-sky rainbow”
Savvy Painter: Oil painting questions and answers, with Gamblin
This was a fantastically informative episode on oils and oil painting. I particularly appreciated the Q&A on toxicity, but the whole thing was interesting. I’m strongly tempted to switch to oils—and Gamblin in particular—now, when my acrylics run out. My wallet might be the limiting factor though.
