Topic: Late Grandmother's Portrait (oils)

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Posted at June 13, 2006, 7:28 pm:

As a present for my grandad I'm painting my late grandma's portrait for him (he'll be 93 this year!). I'm attempting oils for the first time sooooo if you've any tips/advice please do sprinkle them this way.
Keep in mind that I'm working from a scan of a very old negative which is in black and white as a ref. So if the colours are a bit funky, please forgive me and nudge me in the right way. ^_
This is where I've gotten so far, after 4-5 hours painting
Soz about the blurriness - I'll whip out the tripod next time. The room I'm working in has blue walls so that would have an effect on the painting too. I'll take it to the landing next time and let the natural light shine through for a better photo (it's 1:21AM now)
First, I did an underpainting in burnt sienna using acrylics to distinguish the tones involved, wash out the white of the canvas and because acrylics dries faster
I think I need to narrow down her face a tiny bit round the cheeks. Will work into the darker parts of her face after the paint has dried a little. Some of her shoulder and hair has been covered in the bg colour btw - don't think it shows up too well in the photo (same goes for the colours Damn)
Thanks for reading and seein' All C&C welcome. Dont worry, I have thick skin.
EDIT: Updated pic - taken in natural daylight. The colours are pretty accurate to the painting now.

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I actually think the cheeks looks right, I reckon you should make the ...

Aah k, will work on that when it dries up a bit.

Seems pretty good so far.

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