Tuesday, September 30, 2008

pau doing art (watercolouring)


Pau was doing a watercolour and at the same time trying not to move as i was sketching her... or at least trying to...

Monday, September 29, 2008

paper mache figure - FINISHED



i painted it with brown acrylic mixed with glue. then when dry i put some emerald green + white acrylic mixed with glue and some water with a sponge. when dry i added some golden ink with my fingers on the rough edges. it's supposed to have the appearance of a bronze statue.


Sunday, September 28, 2008

Wednesday, September 24, 2008

grey values




grey values
Originally uploaded by dibujandoarte

this is an exercise with reduced values of grey using gouache. it's from a work by Van Meegeren - "Christ at Emmaus"

exercise




exercise
Originally uploaded by dibujandoarte

this is an excercise to show a figure and a background where the combinations show both simple and complex

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

still life




still life
Originally uploaded by dibujandoarte

composition using complementary colours in the shadows - in oil

still life




still life
Originally uploaded by dibujandoarte

composition using complementary colours in the shadows - in oil pastels

life drawing




life drawing
Originally uploaded by dibujandoarte

some 8-10 minutes sketches from last friday

life drawing




life drawing
Originally uploaded by dibujandoarte

some 8-10 minutes sketches from last friday

life drawing




life drawing
Originally uploaded by dibujandoarte

some 8-10 minutes sketches from last friday

life drawing




life drawing
Originally uploaded by dibujandoarte

some 8-10 minutes sketches from last friday

Saturday, September 6, 2008

paper mache figure - unfinished


the paper mache i bought wasn't enough so i couldn't finish it as i expected... so i will have to do it next week

Thursday, September 4, 2008

woodcut




woodcut
Originally uploaded by dibujandoarte

it looks like an obsession but it's not. it's just i'm working on this woodcut, and someone asked me to upload a pic of the woodcut itself. Here's a scan i did before i added a couple a details while checking the image, you know, horizontal flip (mirror) then change black into white, etc.

The upper part is missing as it's doesn't enter the scanner, it's 24 x 30 x 0.3 cm (9.6 x 12 x 6/5 inches). I can't scan it rght now since it's all golden and full of xilographic ink, then i'm posting this one.

woodcut in 2 colours




woodcut in 2 colours
Originally uploaded by dibujandoarte

i already stamped it in colours. the first print is a solid dark purple colour rectangle, then when dry i printed the woodcut in golden ink on top.



it's the first try that's why the golden print doesn't look ok. once i make other copies the layer will look solid.



(the image: i used a sketch i did of a painting by Fader)

Drawing THE HUMAN FIGURE from the Masters

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