The Power of Edges

Lesson by

Morgan Weistling

inPortrait Painting in Oil Without a Brain

374

Assignments 19

Downloads 2

The Power of Edges

Lesson by

Morgan Weistling

in Portrait Painting in Oil Without a Brain

374

Assignments 19

Downloads 2

A demonstration of edges using a basic two value painting. As you can see, you can get pretty far to making a painting look finished with just edges and value.

For your assignment, please try this with me and post your work here.

Reference is in the downloads of this lesson.

Elmari Van Zyl

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14d

Morgan Weistling

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13d

I worked over this a little bit on my iPad. He sure to be using a small enough brush to think about drying when you’re doing this. Get in closer like I did with the eye and try to be more accurate with your shapes. As you move to the other side, always measure across to get things lined up. Just be more specific as you move forward. Take note of other things I did on this overlay

Morgan Weistling

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13d

Eric Lee

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20d

2-value study with finger blending. I'am not sure whether I should treat the folds as shadow or half tone. As they are quite dark, I can still see them when I squint.

Morgan Weistling

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17d

I think your decisions for the what is the shadow are good ones. I feel like the skin tone is a bit too yellow though.

@mnk

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1mo

I did this after finishing the first "bigger" painting, using the left over pre mixes. I painted this from a black and white photo to keep myself from doing anything i shouldn't be doing, so the warms and cools are probably off. I think the the side his nose and the mouth (upper lip?) look a bit funky.

Debra Rank

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1mo

Morgan Weistling

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1mo

on side of head and cheek, should be softer edge

Susan Pennington

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2mo

Freehanded the drawing in charcoal and fixed; added shadows and then lights; used a finger to work the edges...Discovered I'm not careful enough when wiping my finger so got some smudges.

Morgan Weistling

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2mo

you need to get softer edges in cheek areas

@trashmammal

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2mo

Morgan Weistling

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2mo

I can tell you get it but you are not being very detailed about it. You need to get more specific with the little shapes and their edges as well. But for what you did, it's got some nice things happening.

Susan Pennington

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2mo

Really interesting lesson!

@omnesilere

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2mo

I didn't take a picture of the lights and darks I mixed. I think this is one of the stronger portraits I've done and its so much more simple than other attempts. 3 lights, 2 darks, black and white, 2 colors. Drew it in to my ability, edges softened a bit just in pushing things back and forth but I resisted until that was the main thing to be done. Then I really focused on the egg principle after the edges. As a sketch done in one sitting its exciting. I could go further with the color I only used the initial mixes, beside the coat. Some reds would bring more life but I'm just gonna leave this as lesson to remember. This is a huge step in the right direction for me.