WIP My first flat - Girl With A Pearl Earring

[Wings5797]

Good progress Mate,
Your prep for this piece looks good.
I'm lookiing forward to the next few steps.
How big is this beauty Mate?
All the very best,
Keith

 

[Richie]

Good progress Mate,
Your prep for this piece looks good.
I'm lookiing forward to the next few steps.
How big is this beauty Mate?
All the very best,
Keith

Hello my mate,
Keith it is about 60mm high by 50mm wide, it is certainly an optivisor job,well for me it is!
cheers
Richie

 

[billyturnip]

Have you seen this Richie?

http://www.flattinfigures.com/chuck-smith-and-the-girl-with-the-pearl-earing

 

[megroot]

Have you seen this Richie?

http://www.flattinfigures.com/chuck-smith-and-the-girl-with-the-pearl-earing

Roger, If I read the last post's from flats on different fora, it seems that we cannot paint flats without using the Grissaille method of painting grey scales.
I wonder, is this a must, or can we just paint flats without the grey scale.

Marc

 

[billyturnip]

Roger, If I read the last post's from flats on different fora, it seems that we cannot paint flats without using the Grissaille method of painting grey scales.
I wonder, is this a must, or can we just paint flats without the grey scale.

Marc

You can paint flats any way you like Marc. That is just one method, some like it and can do it, others not. Personally I don't see the point because you are going to paint over it anyway, however the results speak for themselves..... perhaps it's time I tried it but the results we see on the internet are by people who have mastered the technique not the failures.

Roger.

 

[Richie]

Have you seen this Richie?

http://www.flattinfigures.com/chuck-smith-and-the-girl-with-the-pearl-earing

Hi Roger,
Great find and very inspirational.

I've had a bit more time on the brushes and here is today's update, slow progress but it's moving along.
cheers
Richie

 

[billyturnip]

She's starting to look nice now Richie. I can show you some 30mm Zulu War flats if you're interested.

Roger.

 

[Joe55]

Looking good Ritchie! You are no doubt blessed with those artistic genes !

Joe

 

[Blind Pew]

You look to have got the eyes about right, which is crucial in this piece.

Keep your progress slow, if it is continuing the way you like it.

 

[fabrizio1969]

love the flat.........delicious

 

[mil-mart]

Late to the party on this one, great painting so far Richie and if it turns out half as good as your dads then you're on a winner.
See you at the Leeds xmas bash.
Cheers Ken

 

[Wings5797]

Hi Richie,
She's looking really good Mate, great progress.
Press on with the optivisor, I use the bottoms of two milk bottles
Cheers and best wishes
Keith

 

[Richie]

Hi Roger, Joe, Blind Pew, Fabrizio, Ken & Keith,
Thanks all for looking in and the comments. I have managed to do a bit more work on this between other projects.
cheers
Richie

 

[Gellso]

Very nice mate.

Gells

 

[Richie]

Hi Grant,
Thank you mate, not getting too much time on the brushes but at least it's ticking over.
cheers
Richie

 

[1969]

Only just seen this one mate and I am liking what you have done so far, your old man can sure push the oils around well, excellent looking painting by him, looks like you are a dab hand with the water colours as well
Will be following and good to see you painting something again.
All the best
Steve

 

[Richie]

Only just seen this one mate and I am liking what you have done so far, your old man can sure push the oils around well, excellent looking painting by him, looks like you are a dab hand with the water colours as well
Will be following and good to see you painting something again.
All the best
Steve

Hi Steve,
Thanks mate, I will pass on your compliments to the old man, it's nice being productive again, I hope you are too.
cheers
Richie

 

[billyturnip]

She's coming along very well Richie, keep it up.

Roger.

 

[Richie]

She's coming along very well Richie, keep it up.

Roger.

Hi Roger,
Thanks mate, I think this is going to take a while to complete but I will keep at it.
cheers
Richie

 

[Richie]

Hi All,
I know it's a year late, but I have finally finished my first flat, hope you like it.
........oops, wrong photo, here we go