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Painting Lace
Another subject that often puzzles students of our medium (and aren't we all students?), is how to paint lace. Let's think about it. Usually the lace is not the main focus of your painting...it's a supporting character. You don't need to get bogged down in the details. Here's a very old painting of mine (I don't find myself painting lace very much these past few years so I really had to dig for an old photo to scan in).
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| This was painted after a trip to the market. |
And here below is a close up of the lace itself.
What you paint is the holes in the lace and usually it's the table that shows through. Consider your light source. In this case, it's coming from the top of the picture, where the banana casts a shadow onto the tablecloth. There's another cast shadow, caused by the cutouts in the tablecloth. The top edges of the holes have a dark outline that's visible. Don't make them uniform...give each some personality. Now look at the top left of the 2nd image. Those cutouts are further back than the ones in the foreground, so, as the artist, I force that sense of perspective by painting them bluer and paler than the foreground ones. It all adds to the illusion of 3-dimensionality.
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Love the new photo on the sidebar, Helen. Somehow, this produce looks just so wonderful, lace notwithstanding.
ReplyDeleteThe new photo has been there quite a while, CrimsonLeaves...I wonder if it stood out for you because of what was positioned to the left of it!?? Produce is fun to paint. I don't do it often enough. Should keep my camera had on grocery day, right? Cabbage is one of my favorite things to study and paint! Many interesting greens.
DeleteGreat painting Helen. Thanks for the tips.
ReplyDeleteMy pleasure, Laura! Sometimes oldies are still goodies, right?
DeleteThat is absolutely gorgeous!!! I haven't delved into painting much yet, but it's an art form that always inspires me. There's just so much to play with there...water, oil, pastel...This gives me even more ideas!
ReplyDeleteAmanda, there's a plethora of ideas and materials for the artist to play with. It's truly all part of the learning and growing process. Especially if you haven't delved much into it. But don't let that smorgasbord keep you from jumping in there. Decide what you like to surround yourself with, and then figure out how to create it. Fun journey! Keep us posted!
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