Painting II

Drapery Study

 

Step 1:

 

Gesso your board or canvas

 

Step 2:

 

Choose a painting that features drapery from any museum in NYC (this can be a portrait, interior or still life).  You may work from the entire composition, OR, in this particular project (unlike others!) you may crop the image to focus on the drapery.

 

Step: 3

 

Sketch out the general composition on the board with pencil

 

Step 4:

 

Completely cover the surface with a translucent wash.  While wet block in the large areas of dark and light by adding more painting or wiping off the wash with a rag to reveal the lights. At this point you may either let the underpainting dry or keep working wet in wet.

 

Step 5:

 

Develop the painting in full color using paying attention to areas of light, dark and middle tones so as to create a sense of volume.  Step back frequently.

 

Step 6:

 

Self critique and make changes to the composition, color, and surface where necessary. Finish.