Work Experience:

DAY FIVE:

Today was just a continuation of working on my painting. After drawing out the outline of the horse with the Vandyke ink I then used it to work back into the image adding shading and muscle definition. The ink is quite an interesting medium to use as unlike paint it sinks into the canvas very almost immediatly, which leaves no room for error or to move the paint about once it has been applied. On the other hand it is a really loverly substance to use and especially good for scenic painting as unlike paint it merely stains the canvas rather making a layer that could crack or split when the painting is moved or rolled.

Vandyke ink Shading

Once the outline and shading was complete I was then shown how to use the spay gun. I used this to spray in the background, as in the orginal painting although the background looks like a solid beige colours there is in fact a variety of different tones and shades of beige. So using the the spray gun was a really affective way of creating these subtle changes in colour. Also similarly to the vandyke ink the spay gun creates a fine layer of paint rather than a thick coating that could crack. Now the background is done I can then go back over the horse and paint back in the shading and outline ready to add the colour.

Sprayed Background

Background with added highlights to lighten background