Friday, July 3, 2009

St. Elias - highlights of the scarf









Though the base coat of the flesh and hair needs another coat or two, my instructor, Mother Katherine and I decided that I should proceed with highlighting the scarf and robes and then reinstate the base coat of the flesh and hair over this. Having finished highlights beneath will add to the translucency of the hair and highlighting without having to dance around the hands and hair allows for a freer stroke. These images show, in several stages, the highlighting of the scarf.

Thursday, July 2, 2009

St. Joseph - base coat of the outer robe





The base coat of the outer robe, shown here in four stages, is a mixture of yellow ochre and venetian red.