Painting a bust, cont.

The rest of the figure was painted using these same techniques.

 

Jacket

 

Mix for jacket:

Base AC1 + AV994 + AV886
H/L base + AV886
H/H/L AV886
L/L base + AC26
L/L/L L/L+ AC26

 

 
Jacket base
 
 
 
Jacket, first highlight
 
 
 
Jacket, second highlight and 2 lowlight steps
Jacket, second highlight and 2 lowlight steps

The outlining and edging stage is very important to bring out the details. After all the highlights and shadows are applied, all the details are outlined with black paint. After that we need to edge all the details. This is done by applying thin lines of highlight colours along the edges. One thing to note is that if the area in question is in ex. second shadow, you edge using the base colour because the highest highlight would be too stark for that area. It is all a question of keeping everything well balanced. 

 
Edging

 

Hat

 

The mix for the hat is the same as for the jacket except that AV886 was replaced with AC59.

 

 
Hat base
 
Hat, first highlight
 
Hat, second highlight
Hat, lowlight, outlining
 
Finished hat
 
Finished hat

 

Belt

 

Mix:

 Base  AC48+ AC26
 H/L  base + AV981
 H/H/L  H/L + AV981
 L/L  base+ AC26
  L/L/L  more AC26

 

 
Belt base
 
Belt, first highlight
 
Belt, second highlight
Belt, third highlight
Belt, lowlights
 
Belt, edging

 

 
Collar
 
Hair base
Hair, lowlights

 

Finished bust

 

 

 

 

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Should you have any questions regarding painting busts, or figures in general, you may contact Stephen directly at this address.

 

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