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| The finished portrait of two lovely sisters. I took the reference photos of them on a beautiful sunny day. I wanted the light to cast interesting shadows but not have them squinting in the sun so I faced them away. |
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| This is my basic line drawing on the velour with the background blocked in. My line drawing serves as a basis from which I can tweak small amounts and values as I go. I find I mostly draw their features as I build up the colours. |
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| A lot of the face in shadow has cool tones as highlights. |
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| The highlights on the back of the girls hair and t-shirt will really add the light. |
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| This is how I start skin. I look for the darker values I want to shine through the top layers. The cool tones are laid down here. |
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| After adding some lighter tones and blending it starts to take more shape. The light and shadows help create form. |
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| The darker features will add definition. |
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| Again the back lighting helps make sense of the colours used in the skin tones. I’m really trying to use light to make compositions more challenging and interesting to paint. |