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Portrait Online by Iain McDonald

The following painting, completed during December 2004, was painted in acrylic on canvas. Using a digital camera I recorded the various stages of the painting. Click on any image to see a larger version in a new window.


Photographs 1 and 2

Firstly a detailed pencil drawing was done, you can see the faint outlines of a grid in photo 1, to help me speed up the initial sketch and position the subject squarely in the centre of the canvas. The only reference was a single 6 x 4 inch photograph. As long as the photograph is clear this is all that is required. The second photo shows the first thin layers of colour being applied.

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Photographs 3, 4 and 5

In these three photos you can see some darker tones appearing, especially around the eyes and mouth. Photo 4, taken in warmer light during a (brief!) sunny spell, shows more tone applied around the glasses eyes and neck.

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Photograph 6

Here the eyes and mouths have almost been completed, with more dark tones and highlights applied across both subjects.

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Photograph 7

The painting is nearing completion now, with the clothes and background beginning to take shape.

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Photographs 8 and 9

Finally the painting is complete, the background finished and final touches and highlights applied.

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