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Hi Martin

Thanks for the update ....at least there are not so many "cucumbers" ...lol

Have to say I salute you at the result ....a very complicated pattern

Look forward to the update in a couple of days

The basework is getting close !

Happy painting

Nap
 
69. Day, February 1, 2019

Today I started with the sampling of the edge of "Aksinja's" scarf!

For start, I painted a thin border between the main surface and the ebdge.

It consists of the main colors of the dark red area ...:


The meaning of the exercise:

Thus the main colors for the eye are "pulled" over to the edge - which prevents a later "biting" of the different colors ...:











And next week again: "cucumbers" ...

Have a nice weekend!


Cheers
 
Hi Martin

Very nicely done on the edging ....

The clothing of this young lady has been particularly detailed and for me it's worked well ...although I salute your dedication to the pattern...the colourful contrast between the 2 pieces is very definate

Have a good weekend and bring those " cucumbers " out for next week

Hanks fo sharing

Nap
 
I’d be thinking to really desaturate the orange towards the base..there is a bit too much flower but look as though the orange is a bunch of petals the red rises from..hope that makes sense and isn’t offensive. I read this every day..owe you the following as respect for your hard work
 
No problem with your criticism - it is absolutely constructive! Thanks for that!

At the end, when the pattern is finished, I will paint the shodows on it!
And I'm going to do that with "Pompeiian Red" - that's a brown color that gently goes into red ...:



The effect will be something like you describe it ...
(At least I'm planning / hoping that!)


But tomorrow comes one last round of "painting patterns".


Cheers
 
I like mussini myself..think about their lazur brown oxide..transparent..might do the job with a touch of Pompeii added at the lowest edges..critique..not criticism..I try to critique..studying design, the crits were brutal..same as in bicycle racing..the crits hurt
 
Hi Martin

The pattern continues ...one day and it will be finished ..you must be happy !

Good comments fom both yourself and grasshopper about the orange as well ...looking forward to seeing the nd effect .

Thanks for sharing

Nap

PS ..any thoughts what's after this duo is completed ...apart from a holiday ....lol ?
 
..any thoughts what's after this duo is completed ...apart from a holiday ....lol ?
Click to expand...

Yep - I think I will make some completely different: a Cossack! :D

It will be an officer of the famous "Wolves Division" led by General Shkuro...



...during the Russian civil war...:



It will have no legs :p but two heads :eek: for its a horseman/horse bust - even an unique piece...

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72. Day, February 6, 2019

Im just ready with the pattern - more would be less...:
















Tomorrow one day for drying - and then I wil paint the shadows...


Cheers
 
73. Day, February 8, 2019


Just finished to paint the shadows on the orange edge!

With this...:




The original painting I left untouched only where the high lights are ...:



















The dark red areas and the orange of the edge now fit together really well!

I worked on the scarf for almost ten weeks - and when I see the end result in front of me, I have to say: every damn single hour was worth it!

Have a nice weekend!


Cheers
 

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