Stage 1 - Blocking In - Real Time

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Stage 1 - Blocking In - Real Time

Lesson by

Stephen Bauman

in Classical Portraiture Techniques and Concepts

138

Assignments 2Lesson NotesDownloads 1

Assignment

Stage 1: After watching the introduction and explanation of the materials and concepts we will use in this stage you will be ready to choose an image from the model pack provided with this tutorial. I would strongly recommend that if you have participated in the drawing tutorial associated with this course that you transfer your drawing onto the canvas you intend to work on (as described in this lesson). Once you have done that your priorities will be:

Laying out your palette in an orderly fashion and making a couple of pre-mixtures that will make your initial blocking easier.
Establishing a simplified block in that takes the whole composition into account. Being complete in each stage is critical to the success of the project.
Blocking in with care and attention to the “big form” of the head. Volume and form start at the beginning of the painting. Make sure that your blocking isn’t too flat or abstract.

Marco Sordi

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2yr

2023/2/1. Good evening everybody. Here’s my assignment for this section. It’s my first grisaille painting and I’m not sure this is the correct way to realize the blocking in. I tried to follow the general guidelines @Stephen Bauman listed above and watched the video before and during the execution. But the result (especially the balance of the tint in the check area) leaves me a little bit perplexed 😕 Thanks for any suggestion or advice. Good night.

Jo Sheridan

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4yr

@Stephen Bauman Well, its taken a while to get set up with my Oil Paints, but here is my "Stage One". I think I have taken some parts too far (eyes?) and some of it feels a bit clunky - the shadow shape on the left cheek for example. I also notice that I have lost the line of the shadow under the chin, and at the end the mouth went a bit wonky but I guess that gets sorted out at the next block-in. Any guidance would be gratefully received. Thanks Jo