Sunday Sessions - "One with The Wind" - The Creative Process | Vlog #7

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• One with The Wind •

Welcome to another Sunday Sessions!

In keeping with my #dtubedaily vlogs I decided to film the process that goes into creating a painting. This piece was inspired by my trip to the beach. It was a beautiful and sunny day and I was fortunate enough to have the place to myself. I felt gratitude when I looked out past the shore and sensed the wind against my face. Nature is a powerful grounding force and some of the simplest moments bring me some of the greatest joys.

• Initial Sketch •

Usually when I sketch I use references to help me stay on track with proportions and sizing. I had taken a photo of the beach and a picture of myself with my head positioned where I needed it. But when I began sketching I hadn't realised the photos were on my computer whilst it was still updating so I wasn't able to use them for the sketching phase. Instead I used my conceptualising sketch as a reference however it wasn't incredibly accurate and I struggled getting the details right for the angle of the head and eyes.

• Background •

The background didn't require to much thought from me this time as I went with the basic colour scheme from my reference photo and the colours I could recall from that day.

• Skin Tone •

In relation to references again, I usually use them to determine where the dark and light tones should fall on skin but as I've been practicing more with watercolours and my progression forward with faces I didn't need to rely much on it this time around. Progress!

• Landscape •

I really enjoy landscape paintings and I have practiced a few of them in the past but I felt that I could never quite get the technique down especially with things like trees. During this process I really surprised myself with how well the water came out. I will admit sometimes I can lose patience and want to move a little fast through some areas and I felt that way in particular with the trees. Next time I would've mixed a greater range of greens and slowed down when it came to layering the colours. Overall I am really happy with how the trees turned out.

• Details •

Lastly, the hair and face are tied together with some black liner and the pencil marks erased. This piece from sketch to completion took me three hours and I am really impressed with how quickly I was able to complete it. When you learn to quieten the internal criticism you open up space to flow.