Wednesday, April 4, 2012

WIP - Day Six

Day Six started off slow, I visited with internet friends, got caught up on some correspondence; put a ham bone with trimmings in a pot with some onions, celery, carrots, and misc. herbs to make a stock for some Ham and Potato Chowder tomorrow night .... mmmmmm ... the house is really smelling good!

Then back to the drawing table!  Today I worked a bit on the hair and face, and then placed my full attention on the hands ... hands are hard to do, so wasn't especially anxious to get started.  Especially since I am not all to sure about a formula for skin tones.

As luck would have it, I recently met a new i-friend and today she provided me with the following which I am finding to be quite helpful and thought I would share it with all of you!


Skin Tone Groups ...
There are 6 value groups to build with. You need to move either up or down the groups but don't skip values. You should not see your strokes. Start with a light wash of
Value gr. #1: Cream then Light peach. Move on to the next group. Use light to medium pressure. (I use light)
Value gr. #2: Jasmine, Deco pink, Pink rose, Beige.
Value gr. #3: Yellow ochre, Peach, Mineral orange, Blush pink, Rosy beige.
Value gr. #4: Goldenrod, Clay rose, Pink, Light umber, Pumpkin orange, Burnt ochre.
Value gr. #5: Dark brown, Terra cotta, Henna.
Value gr. #6: Dark umber, Tuscan red, Black. You should be able to achieve any skin tone with these colors.
Don't skip over any value groups!!!!! You can skip colors within a group.

Back to the drawing board ... I followed the above from #1 to #6 and finally carefully blended all the colors together using a paper stump dipped in mineral spirits.  I think the hands came out pretty well.  Next I started layering various shades of blue to the shirt.  I began with a light blue, used a darker blue to add some shading, went over that with an even darker shade, followed by a light application of the original blue.  I'll be adding more tones of blue tomorrow and then apply the blender pencil or the mineral spirits ... or perhaps a combination of the both ... we'll see.


All in all, I think this piece is coming along quite nicely.  

Happy Day!
Karen Anne Brady


6 comments:

  1. All in all, I think this piece is coming along quite nicely too ;o) I don't think there is nothing you can't do Karen Anne!!! Thanks for all the information ;o) By the way, how was the Ham and Potato Chowder??? My mouth is watering!! Big Hugs ;o)

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  2. Well, much to my chagrin, my hubby wanted navy bean barley soup, which is also quite tasty! So we compromised and I added potatoes to the bean/barley and left out the milk ... it turned out VERY well! Loaded with lots of yummy chunks of ham ... I am a very happy! So is my tummy!

    There is a lot I can't do ... I'm only sharing what I can! LOL!

    Thank you for always being here for me; I think you must be my own personal cheering squad (plus that for so many more!) ...

    Big hugs and happy day!
    Karen Anne

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  3. Oh, Stacy ... I just learned this about a year ago ... key ingredient to "No Gas Beans"? The spice Epazote!
    It is amazing! It really works! Add it to any bean dish and you will walk away satisfied, very happy, and no after effects!

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  4. Oh, Stacy ... I just learned this about a year ago ... key ingredient to "No Gas Beans"? The spice Epazote!
    It is amazing! It really works! Add it to any bean dish and you will walk away satisfied, very happy, and no after effects!

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  5. Karen Anne, my tummy would be happy too! ;o) Thanks for letting me know about the spice! Hugs xoxox

    Thank you for being you ;o)

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  6. You are welcome Stacy!

    I am glad you are who you are too...

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