Plaid, Plaid and more Plaid

Stuart, Ben’s older brother is next. The sky and ocean are completed first, then I block in the hair into the wet paint of the background.

Stuart’s ears, neck and the sides of his face are also painted while the background is still fresh. Like with his hair this allows me to soften the edges.

Now for the plaid shirt. I begin by making the vertical stripes of the pattern. Since the light is coming from the upper left the top of the shoulder and collar on that side will be lighter.

The horizontal stripes are made next, followed by the thin lines in the plaid pattern. This is all painted wet-into-wet. The collar is definitely a challenge!

WHEW! The shirt is done. Tomorrow we’ll begin working on Stuart’s face. Hope you’ll drop by the studio, I’ll be explaining the color recipes I use for skin tones. Have a great evening. Hugs, Mikki Senkarik

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