Ipad portrait of my daughter WIP

[BetsyPriesing]

I'm new with digital art and this is my 5th painting in Artrage on ipad. I don't really get the layers yet, but if anyone has a good link to a thread on why it use them, I will be happy to read it. Hopefully the screenshot got attached correctly.

I wondering what tool is used most when doing portraits? This is mostly oil brush, watercolor brush, and blur.


Any c&c's are welcome. I usually hangout over in wetcanvas in the pastel threads. But I have been for awhile, but my threads are, under same name.
Thanks
Betsy

[stevemawmv]

Welcome Betsy..... your daughter's portrait appears to be coming along quite nicely! I think the tinting and shadows are true to the reference and overall
really like where your headed here. Any chance of seeing the other four paintings?
Great job!
Take care,
Steve

[BetsyPriesing]

Welcome Betsy..... your daughter's portrait appears to be coming along quite nicely! I think the tinting and shadows are true to the reference and overall
really like where your headed here. Any chance of seeing the other four paintings?
Great job!
Take care,
Steve

Thanks Steve,
It's coming along, but I'm at a real loss on blending and shading. Trail and error mostly.

The first painting was generally blobbing the tube of paint on and troweling it out with the pallette knife, nothing special at all. But it got me addicted.
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The next is sorta a gauche of our donkey Clarabelle.
The 3rd are new Easter egger chicks.
The 4th is giving me all sorts of headaches.... One of the farms in the area agreed to let me use one of her photos while giving credit to her farm, "Virginia Kune Kunes". I did a painting she went nuts and has to own it outright! Now I'm stuck trying to decide what an appropriate price would be to charge her. She wants to use it on her site and in flyers and add's....just don't know what to do! And she is waiting! An advice gladly accepted. She wants to send me all sorts of commissions .....what would I charge them?

Gosh it would have been easier if I hadn't showed it to her, now I am in deep water.

[stevemawmv]

Hi Betsy....These are good, were you painting before digital? Piglet and chicks are great and I can see why the farm wants the piglet painting for they're business.
As for your dilemma, I just don't know..but I am sure someone in the forum has some answers for you. I have a friend visiting and they mentioned you should reserch 'licensed artwork, you still retain ownership of the artwork and paid royalties or a flat fee with timebased contracts. Or up front sale/buyout... come up with a agreeable amount, but your selling your rights to ownership of the artwork. I think you should also take in consideration of the talk of future commission artwork with the company. And basically all of these options do need paperwork, contracts and bill of sales, Wish it was as easy as a 'handshake'!
Take care,
Steve

[BetsyPriesing]

Steve,

Thank you. I have worked in pastel for a few years, but I have been down and out with MS symptoms the past year and moving to a smaller house without a studio. Waiting for next spring when we can start on it. I decided to try my luck with the ipad, as it becomes difficult holding onto small things, and the dust!

I like the painterly approach but finding it difficult to marry them on the portrait when shading.

Here is "applejack" 9x12" on pastel paper. I think it would be interesting to see how close I can get the ipad to duplicate the same feel as the pastel piece.

I have successfully ignored the piggies problem most of day.
Thank you for your insight.
Betsy

[stevemawmv]

Hello Betsy.....I kind of thought you've been doing this for awhile because of the quality of your WIP portrait. Took some time to check out your 'Blogs' and enjoyed viewing your work.
Sorry to hear about your health issues, my best wishes go out to you.
Take care,
Steve

[kaiko]

I really like how the ground of your work "donkey Clarabelle" is done. It got my attention, it gives a 3º dimension to the whole work ! Nice!
I also like your "Easter egger chicks". Nicely done

[kaiko]

I really like how the ground of your work "donkey Clarabelle" is done. It got my attention, it gives a 3º dimension to the whole work ! Nice!
I also like your "Easter egger chicks". Nicely done