I took the final drawing, scanned
it, enlarged it in a digital file and got it printed at the exact size of the surface I would be painting it on.
Next, I added graphite to the
back to transfer the
image on the panel once I added the neutral base tone. I recommend buying a 4B or 6B graphite stick
- if you use a pencil, it's going to take you forever. Also, be generous with coverage so you can see your lines easier. (Which is the reason why I recommend darker lead.)
Doing it this way
LITERATELY saves me hours of time by not having to calculate the
drawing at a larger scale. AND - you can just retrace the drawing if the
guidelines get lost while you're painting!
Here is the rough color version completed with acrylic on
illustration board. Some things will still change in the final, but this
basically sets the palette.
This study will be available on my online store once the final painting is complete:
http://jonodoironstudio.storenvy.com/
Here is more progress on the #painting
'THAT LAUGH!'. These are some color study thumbnails. Which one do you
like best? Just like the tonal study, I decided to make a color study
with traditional media too. (Unlike what I usually do, which
is make a digital mockup and then just print it out for reference.
Doing it that way saves more time, but after doing the tonal in pencil,
doing the color solely digital felt like a cop-out to me.)
