Joeslucher
May 9th, 2005, 11:31 AM
I'm studying under a student of Paul Ingrebtson named Richard Luschek. In a week or so I should have a better photo. This one is kind of blurry.
http://host321.ipowerweb.com/~joesluch/Images/still-life.jpg
If anybody wants to know my process here it is.
Step 1. Gather a huge amount of objects that you might put in your still life spend 6 hours studying them and getting to know their color and how light reflects or doesn't reflect off of them.
Step 2. Resist setting up still-life and go to your sketchbook. Sketch out possible set-ups. This step was only 30 minutes or so.
Step 3. Begin setting objects up and adjusting them and backdrop. This probably took 7 hours. The idea is for the set-up to look like a masterpiece from the beginning, if not, it's not worth painting.
Step 4. 14 hour charcoal drawing. Make sure to draw more than you plan to paint then come in with crop guides and decide the composition for painting.
Step 5. If drawing still makes you think set-up is worth painting. Spend 7 hours on a 5x7 color study. If set-up still seems worth investing massive amounts of time in, continue to step 6.
Step 6. Beginning of painting. Don't bother transferring drawing to canvas as it's probably wrong. It was just to show you if set up is worth painting as far as value.Try your best not to draw. Just put a spot of color in the general area it will be and then adjust that color until it appears exactly correct. Continue this around the painting.
This is where it becoms more difficult to describe. The emphasis is on lost and found edges. You want to save yourself work and if you squint you'll be surprised how many edges disappear but how recognizable it still is. The edges are what makes a painting realistic. This photo makes all my edges look fuzzy but I promise there's some sharp ones.
http://host321.ipowerweb.com/~joesluch/Images/still-life.jpg
If anybody wants to know my process here it is.
Step 1. Gather a huge amount of objects that you might put in your still life spend 6 hours studying them and getting to know their color and how light reflects or doesn't reflect off of them.
Step 2. Resist setting up still-life and go to your sketchbook. Sketch out possible set-ups. This step was only 30 minutes or so.
Step 3. Begin setting objects up and adjusting them and backdrop. This probably took 7 hours. The idea is for the set-up to look like a masterpiece from the beginning, if not, it's not worth painting.
Step 4. 14 hour charcoal drawing. Make sure to draw more than you plan to paint then come in with crop guides and decide the composition for painting.
Step 5. If drawing still makes you think set-up is worth painting. Spend 7 hours on a 5x7 color study. If set-up still seems worth investing massive amounts of time in, continue to step 6.
Step 6. Beginning of painting. Don't bother transferring drawing to canvas as it's probably wrong. It was just to show you if set up is worth painting as far as value.Try your best not to draw. Just put a spot of color in the general area it will be and then adjust that color until it appears exactly correct. Continue this around the painting.
This is where it becoms more difficult to describe. The emphasis is on lost and found edges. You want to save yourself work and if you squint you'll be surprised how many edges disappear but how recognizable it still is. The edges are what makes a painting realistic. This photo makes all my edges look fuzzy but I promise there's some sharp ones.