Roc
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After cleaning the sculpture, I give it a good coat of gray primer, in this case I used gray primer, but I’m not restricted to it, the fact is I use what ever I have at my disposal at the time.
I have a mixed technique, meaning that I use acrylics and oils.
After mixing the base color that I desire, I darken this mix just a bit and than I brush it on the entire piece, as soon as it dries , I progressively lighten it with the base color until I achieve the highlights desired;
In effect the quantity of base color that I add is subsequently white for the highlights, only what is needed to highlight the color and not to fade it.
The base color that I previously prepared , I darken it with black and dilute it in order to create a glaze which I apply to the folds and deep folds according to where the light produced by my lamp falls.
Black mixed with red creates the maximum shadow contrast.
I finally use oils , I use light glazes, to achieve tones and small variations where ever needed.
This technique works with any flesh color, reds , blues etc…
The secret lies with the understanding of highlighting and shading .
Ciao
Stefano
