
Originally Posted by
chinapete
... shadowslake ... I'm trying to understand your approach here ... I'm guessing you used at least two layers ... the first was a monotone oil wash done in thick dry varnish to produce visible brushstrokes in the background or underpainting ... then in a second layer you painted the face ... I ask because the image of the face imposed on the background has a little bit of a "cut-out" look -- the face in other words doesn't relate very strongly to the background, which itself has not been modulated to reflect a possible source of light for the flesh tones ... when I step back, the look of the background remains a separate object in relation to the foreground, and I wonder whether this is what you intended ...