This is the result of this exercise
"Art must take reality by surprise"
First of all, we needs to make a plan ahead of what we need;
The imagination is based mainly upon three characteristics; ubication, shape and color, so we need to cover all these main thougths in our canvas (you can modify each as your convinience also depending in perspective you need warm and cool colors upfront and backstage.- the color Wheel also is a good guide for shadowing contrast (complementary colors) and for work with different dark and light hues (analogous colors) I use to choose my main colors by (Split complementaries) so base on that let´s start this painting
1.- Cut the canvas on cardboard in accordance your own plan, I use to cover with tape a frame around my work area
2.- You can transfer your sketch with graphite paper o just sketch free hand the basic lines
sometimes I use pen above pencil initial lines when I need to follow some critical lines ( i.e. portraits)
because the 3rd step is to cover these lines with modeling paste .-- pencil lines needs to be strongly marked for reference (modeling paste depending in the amount added is semi-transparent)
3.- You can add modeling paste directly with a spatula to cover all canvas with natural color or as I´m recently I´m working base on practice.- I add some watercolor average hue to mix with and take advantage to start giving color to the painting .- I use watercolor because is transparent making easy the following steps
You need to work fast once you needs to cover one área and you can add the color modeling paste either with and old hard brush or with a small spatula
4.- Once you have covered all canvas it is better to have a smooth surface to work with because if that is quite texturized will be difficult to complete the painting in a easy way, so before is completely dry I use a big spatula to make everything smooth at the surface sometimes to add alittle bit of wáter with your fingers it´s enough
5.- This is half of this process now you have your underpainting to work with so be sure everything is completely dry for next steps
6.- I always combine and mix colors so prepare enough to cover accordingly this is the time to use acrylic paintings wet on wet as much as posible and lift up painting and/or integrate colors with the help of and aborbent paper
7.- Once completed and again completely dry ---final details needs to be added with a fine brush
Acrylic dry fast so its quite convenient for details
Here is the final result with its White frame
