30 Day Challenge - Day 14 - Mugshot 10

                                                               Mugshot 10   4"x4"
Ok in this mugshot I premixed colors for the mid and light flesh tones and for shadow and half tones. The halftones are primarily the grays that are his beard areas.  I then tried to mix from those basic flesh tones to get the others.  I am working on mixes on my color charts as well to see if I can find just the right colors that I want to move forward with.

For whatever reason, maybe because I really went to a small brush I felt this has more control and details.

Thanks much for stopping by and taking a look.

Comments

hmuxo said…
Nice work with your mugshots Nelvia!
September 10, 2016 at 7:22 AM
Helen said…
I like this one. Not the guy... the style. :)
H
September 10, 2016 at 7:23 PM
Mellowood Gallery said…
Morning Nelvia. The eyes look just great and I think you skin tones are coming along nicely. It looks like you added a bit of the green from his shirt to the shadows on his face which I think is a nice touch - well done.
September 11, 2016 at 11:43 AM
Nelvia said…
Thanks Hilda, I always appreciate that you are in my corner. Almost Fall now!!
September 13, 2016 at 5:13 PM
Nelvia said…
I kind of like the watercolor loose look too. Wish I could loosen up more. Am going to start a bigger picture where I am going to work with big brush and try to go more marks than detail. We'll see.
September 13, 2016 at 5:14 PM
Nelvia said…
Hi Val, as you can see the skin changes from day to day. I haven't found my consistency yet. Lots more to work on but getting there is half the fun. Thanks for all your support and comments, means a lot.
September 13, 2016 at 5:15 PM
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