Linda Willison from PMP has ballerinas in her family, and has shared several of their pictures both at practice and I think maybe recitals. This piece caught my eye immediately as I like the mystery of the dark, and the figures that pull you deeper into the background of the picture. I also wanted to try the challenge of conveying the translucence of the tutus with the light coming through them. Many figures or partial figures you can see where the light hits and where the figures are in the darkness. Also it is really interesting how few strokes you need to convey arms, faces, etc. in the background. I also am lightening the shadow areas so you have dark, but not all black - guess instead of shades of white, it's shades of black for this picture.
The thalo green areas I tried using airbrush medium to get the really thin acrylic paint that almost is like a glaze but leaves a different texture on the paper. I really like how this translucent color almost glows.
Thanks much for stopping by and have a great weekend.
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