a new painting as it comes along (fully resolved)

[DavePalumbo]

in response to another thread, I'm going to be posting some step by step for a painting I just started last night. Hopefully this will help keep me on task with it so I don't get too sidetracked...

anyhow, the pallet I'm using:
http://www.dvpalumbo.com/pallet.jpg

and the initial drawing. oil on linen, 25x40:
http://www.dvpalumbo.com/backporch_oct8.jpg

not a fantasy piece, but you'll take what I give you and like it

[DSillustration]

what? no earth tones?!
you AREN'T going depend completely on burnt sienna for fleshtones?!
WHAT?!!!!
INSANITY I SAY!

no really, i dig your palette...
looks like it'll be a good one.
;)

[JERI]

Well I do actually like it. See nothing wrong at the moment, waiting fo further updates.

[Wertle]

Yay process shots! I have never painted on linen before, is it similar to canvas?

Your pallete is very organized, that's a habit I need to get into.

[DavePalumbo]

I don't know how it happened, but somehow I gradually lost touch with the earthtones...

linen's basically the same at canvas, but it has (in my opinion) a finer and more interesting texture and looks better if you work with thin washes. more organic? I don't know. Anyhow, the color wash block-in:

http://www.dvpalumbo.com/backporch_oct8b.jpg

[Mono]

GOD bless you and your step by step process Dave.

[rickgo]

hey finish this up dave i wanna see the full process

[Unit18_Nate]

Nice! I'll be following this thread closely. I almost always do my initial sketches in burnt umber. looks pretty cool though. I'm interested to see where it goes.

[DavePalumbo]

ugh, got caught up with other projects, here's an update though:

http://www.dvpalumbo.com/backporch_oct15.jpg

[DavePalumbo]

so I'm a slacker, what can I do. Just a couple short sessions over the past few days, but since I took a picture two days ago as well as tonight, I'll post them both:

http://www.dvpalumbo.com/backporch_oct18.jpg

and tonights:

http://www.dvpalumbo.com/backporch_oct20.jpg

[Alday.J]

Wow, I love the way you push your paint further ! It's a pleasure for my poor tired eyes ! Thanks for show it ! (and hope my english is fine).
Cheers ! :^^:

[Davidskiwan]

wow, i cant tell you how awesome that is... that's truely amazing stuff i cant believe how real it looks when you work into it, i love it

[Wertle]

I would love to see a close-up of the girl's face (like brush-stroke level close-up). Seeing the process on this is great.

[Smith Wesen]

You are obviously some sort of art demon sent here to torment and mock me.
Great stuff. Good painters always astound me because try as you might you can't control-Z on a canvas.

I also too would like to see a close up on the girls face.

[DavePalumbo]

update:

http://www.dvpalumbo.com/backporch_oct25.jpg

Thanks for all the comments. I've been getting to this painting in a pretty irregular manner. Just about done though, the left side is going to go pretty fast. Also, a detail of the face as requested, though there's really not much to see since it's only like 4 inches tall to begin with:

http://www.dvpalumbo.com/backporch_facedetail.jpg

[DavePalumbo]

I think it may be finished... not sure, I'll look at it again in a few days and see if I see anything. Probably just some little tweaking from here on out.

http://www.dvpalumbo.com/backporch_oct26.jpg

[Alday.J]

:star: :star: :star: :star: :star: Hey ! Where's the 6th star ? Thank you for show us the whole (maybe ?) process, it's great !
Wonderfull work, Dave !
:bashful:

[DSillustration]

great job!
i didnt "get" the shadows of the leaves until the last pic...
well depicted.

my only crit would be the unnatural pose of the guy in the BG.
i dont like his expression, and im having a difficult time figuring out his foot.

btw, your new avatar is excellent.

[Victor B]

Thank you for the step by step definately very informative!

[DavePalumbo]

yeah, the center figure I'm guessing you mean. I worked some more into that, mostly clearing up the overly shadowed areas (face and legs) and some minor drawing corrections. I don't have to mention the annoying glare, once the thing's fully dry I'll finally be able to take a decent photo. anyhow...

the revised image:

http://www.dvpalumbo.com/backporch_oct27.jpg

[Alday.J]

Man, you simply ROCK !!! :yayca: Again, thank you for showing us this amazing process ! Bravo, Dave !

[Bruce Pluto]

Man you guys that oil paint amaze me. Really nice work Dave. I've been watching it move along. Thanks for showing how its done. I can't seem to get the hang of oils but works like this have me wanting to try my hand at it again.



Again very nice pic, Bruce

[CaptainInsano]

you the man!

[stoph]

this just keeps getting better and better! soon i hope to have a handle with paints as you do. please, finish this soon!

[rickgo]

dave this turned out great,good call on the touch up.I'm very envious of your oil painting abilities,but at the same very inspired.thanks for the step by step