Picky painter
03Shutters
This close-up shows how I started. I made the decision to put in the iron hinges first, then mask them with liquid misket before putting in the wood grain. In hindsight, I wish I'd masked the hinges first and then completed the wood grain as I had some problems as I removed the misket, but I was able to overcome that. I always plan my paintings and paint them in my mind, actually listing the steps I intend to take in numbered form. This helps me when some time elapses between sessions and I lose track of where I left off and what I intended to do next. Such notes are not cast in stone, and I might vary them as I go, but I have a foundation on which to build my painting.
Cobalt Blue seemed match the blue throughout this piece, and after using misket on the protruding nuts and bolts, I worked wet-in-wet with some pure Burnt Sienna, my favourite rust colour.
03Shutters
This close-up shows how I started. I made the decision to put in the iron hinges first, then mask them with liquid misket before putting in the wood grain. In hindsight, I wish I'd masked the hinges first and then completed the wood grain as I had some problems as I removed the misket, but I was able to overcome that. I always plan my paintings and paint them in my mind, actually listing the steps I intend to take in numbered form. This helps me when some time elapses between sessions and I lose track of where I left off and what I intended to do next. Such notes are not cast in stone, and I might vary them as I go, but I have a foundation on which to build my painting.
Cobalt Blue seemed match the blue throughout this piece, and after using misket on the protruding nuts and bolts, I worked wet-in-wet with some pure Burnt Sienna, my favourite rust colour.