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| Demo by Frank Federico |
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Upside down painting technique. Below is a series of images by Frank Federico. Frank often uses this technique of painting upside down, he finds it helps to stop thinking about objects as objects and helps you to quote Cluade Monet to think "here is a square of blue, here is an oblong of pink, here a streak of yellow, and paint it as it looks to you, the exact color and shape..." |
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Frank's Beach Scene Demo |
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 Original reference photo |
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| In this demonstration Frank starts the painting upsidedown (left column) to help simplify shapes. The last painting shows the image right side up. | |||
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| Starting by turning the reference upside down he starts out with a sketch. | |||
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| Frank uses a combination of red, black and blue gouache to identify the large areas of medium to dark values. | |||
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| Starts to add pastel | |||
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| Frank continues the pastel and works into areas with a wet brush to further establish values | |||
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| Further refines forms and deepens values | |||
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 Frank's completed pastel Beach Scene |
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