I am really enjoying this class

Painting faces - image 1 - student project

I'm not sure whether I want to work more on this painting or leave it. I think the darks could do with darkening a bit but I really like the rainbow colours of her hair and skin at the moment.

Painting faces - image 2 - student project

Painting faces - image 3 - student project

I've made the pretty girl look so much older than she is. Too much grey around the mouth and eyes. I think I got a bit impatient, I mixed a dark grey from my primary colours to deepen shadows and darken the hair but I should have added thin layers of each colour and built it up slowly.

Painting faces - image 4 - student project

The pretty, whimsical stage just after the purple underpainting

Painting faces - image 5 - student project

I worked on the very pale painting last night, but when I looked at my work this morning, I realised I'd made him far too dark. I can be very heavy-handed. I will try to be subtler in my next painting

Painting faces - image 6 - student project

A very pale portrait underpainting

I will try to add my progress as I go along

Painting faces - image 7 - student project

Making mud colour charts. This was fun and I learnt soooooooo much!

Painting faces - image 8 - student project

Monochrome study

Joy Willis

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