Category Archives: painting techniques

The times they are a-changing

Posted on March 22, 2022 by Alli Farkas

I had to let this painting of Dez sit for a couple of days. Painting the parts of the horse that were under tack that the artist removed can be somewhat of a puzzle to be solved. This one in … Continue reading →

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Dez, part 3-1/2

Posted on March 16, 2022 by Alli Farkas

Here’s yesterday’s status at quitting time. That white stuff I showed you in the last post needed to be there so I could shade the background behind the willow branches from light to dark and let the viewer see the … Continue reading →

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Dez, part 2-1/2

Posted on March 15, 2022 by Alli Farkas

OK, now I’m going to scare you. The initial post of my commission of Dez showed the horse and some willow tree branches on a delicately colored background. Here’s the next pass: Whaaat??? Did it snow or something? Fog?? Why … Continue reading →

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Dez part uh…I dunno, 1-1/2?

Posted on March 10, 2022 by Alli Farkas

Got everything blocked in but none of it at its final state. Lots more to do, especially the background. There wasn’t a lot of contrast/shadows in the source photo so to some extent I’m inventing as I go. More coming … Continue reading →

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Waiting for paint to dry

Posted on January 27, 2022 by Alli Farkas

Below are the final version of Sky Pads 34 and the one immediately preceding it. I actually finished it several days ago, but the last tweak I made to it was a pour of very wet but very transparent paint. … Continue reading →

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The second decision

Posted on January 18, 2022 by Alli Farkas

After a spell of uncertainty I managed to come up with a plan for my second move. This is it. It will not be final. There will be at least a third iteration, maybe more. But for now, feel free … Continue reading →

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One decision has been made

Posted on January 7, 2022 by Alli Farkas

Well, at least one decision. A skajillion more are likely. But I’m thinking in this case less may be more. I like this first pass, and I have plans for one or two more, but I will do my best … Continue reading →

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The indecisive background

Posted on January 6, 2022 by Alli Farkas

This background for Sky Pads 34 was poured on the same day as the one for Sky Pads 33. I don’t remember what day that was, but it was a long time ago. At least sometime before October of last … Continue reading →

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Sky Pads 33 part 2

Posted on November 1, 2021 by Alli Farkas

You can see now that the general scheme here is a progression of the leaves on a diagonal from bottom right to upper left. This wasn’t obvious in my last post unless you enjoy squinting at faint drawing lines to … Continue reading →

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A slightly different approach

Posted on October 24, 2021 by Alli Farkas

This one has been sitting around with its background done for quite a while, amid various vague promises from me that I would be doing something with it soon. So yeah, it’s got the early stages of subject matter started. … Continue reading →

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