Defining the Light Tones, Part I
Remember what I said earlier about a painter using dark color to draw out the brightness of the light color? Here, I have added a touch of the dark hair color around her face because I need to see if I can go lighter, or if i need to add in some darker tones. I added some lights to her neck to get a feel for this, and as you can see, I can safely and confidently add more light color to her face. I've added a little more detail to her eyes, nose, lips, and open hand. Even though the painting is far from being finished, I like to define the eyes early on. I want to see someone looking back at me so we can go through the paining together. At this point in the painting process, I should start to see a soul coming to life behind the eyes...