"Hammerhead" (6x6 oil on panel) painting process

Greetings Steemians and Artists,

I just finished a new miniature painting. These smaller ones tend to go quickly, which is a nice shift from the larger pieces.

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Here's the setup. In reality, not too exciting. But I'm already imagining how I want to exaggerate the refracted red light within the glass and bring out the textures and colors of the hammer:

First stage. I block in the shapes of darks with umber paint:

Next stage. Into color. For this painting I'm using Winsor & Newton Griffin (their fast-drying alkyd line):

Next stage:

The easel is an Edge Pro Gear Paintbook. Great portable easel:

Refining. I start adding blue/green notes to help set off the red:

And the finished still life, "Hammerhead" (6x6 oil on panel):

Thanks for reading! -David

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