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hy
Monday, July 18, 2011
Jesus
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hy
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Jesus portrait is coming along
Yes I'm doing a Jesus portrait. It's a bit different, a compilation painting of many references like the Shroud of Turin www.shroud.com/menu.htm is a good site for all its information. Now this shroud may not be the actual face of Jesus however I think it’s a good representation of a face in that time period. There are references made of that face in 3d done that give you the feel of what I think his face looked like. I have other references like a guy with a beard, now this sounds funny but the facial hair has a growth pattern and I'd like to keep this painting headed I the right direction, if you will.
To begin this painting I started with a linen 16 X 20 and toned it in an orange mix with sienna edges a warm brownish leaving the center more brightly done, The thinking a radiant glow as a base coat if for no other reason to get a good layer of paint as a reflective surface. For this process I used a one inch round long hair brush and quickly mapped in the general shape of the head. So this portrait sort of grew before my eyes painting in eye sockets, line of chin, and forehead and a general outline of the hairline. It was kind of ire doing it that way as this painting as the painted face kind of grew out of the canvas. This painting is important to me on so many levels I did a lot of research before starting it.
That first day I started on his eyes, now this may have been a mistake. I paint eyes fairly well, what I mean is. I paint an eye with the idea in mind that it can see. And you know the paintings that look at you from any angle; well this is one of those. And when the boss is now looking at you, well it makes me bit nervous... grin. Anyway I have a large drawing board on a separate easel for the many faces of Jesus I've gathered from my internet searches. I started a file folder in my Pecasa 3 photo program apply named ‘the face of Jesus’ and simply dumped a couple dozen faces in there for later use. I printed a half dozen or so and subsequently added a few more and also put them on the board.
So anyway this project is well underway and I'll post the painting at next writing should I come close to the outcome I'm looking for. My vision of this painting is a man in his early thirties, a teacher and leader of other men and women. His eyes the most important feature a face which takes up the whole canvas, a statement of the Jesus I think of as mine. We do talk during this process, at least I do, he just looks at me while I paint and so far no lightning has struck me dead so it's going well. And yes I went to church last Sunday... I need all the help I can get on this one...grin.
see ya
haley
To begin this painting I started with a linen 16 X 20 and toned it in an orange mix with sienna edges a warm brownish leaving the center more brightly done, The thinking a radiant glow as a base coat if for no other reason to get a good layer of paint as a reflective surface. For this process I used a one inch round long hair brush and quickly mapped in the general shape of the head. So this portrait sort of grew before my eyes painting in eye sockets, line of chin, and forehead and a general outline of the hairline. It was kind of ire doing it that way as this painting as the painted face kind of grew out of the canvas. This painting is important to me on so many levels I did a lot of research before starting it.
That first day I started on his eyes, now this may have been a mistake. I paint eyes fairly well, what I mean is. I paint an eye with the idea in mind that it can see. And you know the paintings that look at you from any angle; well this is one of those. And when the boss is now looking at you, well it makes me bit nervous... grin. Anyway I have a large drawing board on a separate easel for the many faces of Jesus I've gathered from my internet searches. I started a file folder in my Pecasa 3 photo program apply named ‘the face of Jesus’ and simply dumped a couple dozen faces in there for later use. I printed a half dozen or so and subsequently added a few more and also put them on the board.
So anyway this project is well underway and I'll post the painting at next writing should I come close to the outcome I'm looking for. My vision of this painting is a man in his early thirties, a teacher and leader of other men and women. His eyes the most important feature a face which takes up the whole canvas, a statement of the Jesus I think of as mine. We do talk during this process, at least I do, he just looks at me while I paint and so far no lightning has struck me dead so it's going well. And yes I went to church last Sunday... I need all the help I can get on this one...grin.
see ya
haley
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