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| The initial blocking in wasn't too bad |
So, after yesterday’s fiasco on the first painting for 2019,
and realizing the perspective was way off, I went in the studio this morning to
wipe off any loose pastel, so I could turn the paper over to re-use on the backside.
Surprisingly, once the color was down to the bare minimum, I started seeing potential.
Maybe it’s salvageable.
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| I thought by adding more color, I'd start to get a better perspective of what I needed to do I hated this. |
I re-looked at my reference photos. I’d taken the photos
with different focal lengths with the intention of creating a cohesive composition
using the various aspects from more than one photo. This time it didn’t work
out so well. (Usually I’m able to use aspects from different photos, but I
messed up with this one.) I put away the photo that was throwing off the
perspective and found another to use.
Because I was able to wipe off most the old pastel, I was
surprised to discover I could use what was left as a decent background for the
updated version. I changed some lines and added more color. I also
rough-sketched in a branch to start giving the hint of what’s to come.
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| I'm excited again. This might work after all. |
I’ve got
a long way to go, but I feel so much better than I did yesterday … and to think
my intention this morning was to totally destroy it and do something different.
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