tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8959702978311327862.post4529807143159810059..comments2024-03-20T00:00:30.860-07:00Comments on The Self-Absorbing Man: Wacky Reference Wednesdays, No. 327Paolo Riverahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11088106827920011644noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8959702978311327862.post-87290827664989448782016-12-14T10:15:43.772-08:002016-12-14T10:15:43.772-08:00Thanks! Typically, I do a sepia underpainting, whi...Thanks! Typically, I do a sepia underpainting, which gives a warmer undertone. For this, I wasn't worried as much because of the blue light. However, if I were to try it again I'd use mostly sepia, but with black or payne's gray for the darker values — basically a 2-color approach.<br /><br />Currently, I'm going straight to color because it gets me more engaged earlier on. But for portraits, a solid drawing or underpainting is essential.Paolo Riverahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11088106827920011644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8959702978311327862.post-53087210301949877582016-12-14T10:10:17.080-08:002016-12-14T10:10:17.080-08:00When you started applying the color over the black...When you started applying the color over the black gouache did that start fouling up the colors? I've been reluctant to try this technique because of that possibility.<br /><br />Nice finish.<br /><br />=s=Shane Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05706984816021430077noreply@blogger.com