Painting 33

Design in oil painting through key elements
After getting the idea and determining the subject matter, my next step is to concéntrate in the design, it can make a work successful or not
First.- is to difusse the details to see only the large basic shapes thru and within  4 sides of the canvas regarding ligth and dark pattern
Second.- Underpainting by middle key hue (mid value of common objects)watching and keeping the ligthest color)
third.-Starting developing shapes painting the dark áreas with glazes indicating the form as a dark accent
fourth.- After adding several glazes I add impasto as opaque paint to some of the ligthest áreas to indicate its edge and definition to bring it into focus adding balance
Fifth.- paint details to create illusion of 3D modeling forms defining and loosing to separate shapes under movement for this particular design also raising or lower values to melt color into the background
Hint.- the different pigments needs to be checked for transparency in order to make good glazings

Although it´s important to keep the painting idea firmly in mind you still have to be receptive enough to let the canvas "talk" to you while you working on it

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             “Thinking is the worst mistake that a dancer can make.
                      You don´t have to think, you have to feel”