Welcome back.
This week we will be continuing with the painting of the (West) Cape May Victorian house. The photo that I’m using is seen directly below.
I am doing this piece in my usual acrylics in an 8×10 format.
When last seen, the painting appeared as it does in the photo seen directly below.
Since that time I have continued to work on the painting.
When I put these posts together I’m always aware of showing a readily visible difference from week to week while still having a gradual progression. Sometimes I go too far. This may be one of those weeks.
Since last week, I’ve done considerable work on the roof, windows, porch and the siding all around. All of these items are now seen in what is close to their final versions.
The roof now has a clearly defined separation between light and shadow. The windows are now an appropriate size and shape. They have light and darkened areas consistent with the photo. The porch, now dramatically different, has most of its details and shadows. Finally, the siding has more light blue and less brown. It has less of a shabby and/or unfinished appearance.
The current state of the painting is seen in the photo directly below.
That’s about it for now. I’ll see you next week with more progress on this piece. As always, feel free to add photos of your own work in the comments section below.
Paint me a picture of your thoughts.
B2 – the change from last week’s to this week’s makes me feel I am watching the sunlight move across the house and the deep shadows recede and the details emerge. Well done!
Thanks tampopo. I tried to duplicate the shadows of the photo but the white of the porch details may be a bit too bright compared to the rest of the house. I’ll have to look at it again.
I agree with you Boran2.
The porch ‘white’ in the photo is not lighter than the ‘white’ of the house.
I think there`s an optical illusion that makes the white ‘whiter’, but I think it`s because of the contrast of the much smaller white areas on the porch details to the surrounding dark areas.
Hey, I just thought of something.
I just opened your latest canvas in photoshop to study the contrast in the porch area.
Would you mind if on your next project I try & paint the same subject, in PS and/or, is that the purpose of these as tutorials.
What I just did in PS, shows that the “whiteness” of the porch/house is in reality very close to the difference of the porch/house in the picture.
Hi Knucklehead. Feel free to work with the next one. It’s interesting that Photoshop shows a similar difference.
Boran2,
The sensitivity of color difference detectable in PhotoShop is so fine, it boggles the mind. If you think picking colors of a chart at the paint store (for example) is crazy, multiply that by magnitudes of millions. If you point to a color, it will give you such an exact match, it`s even counter productive. The shadows on the texture of your brushwork, in the white, on your canvas are discernable.
And I will try & follow your next project, Thanks
Enjoy the longest day of the year.
Boran, is it just me or do you notice an exponential change in your painting over the last few pieces that you’ve done? The depth and detail that you’ve gotten in this one and the last are really good, and it’s been interesting to see how your painting has changed over time.
Thanks, CG. One thing is that I try to pick my subject matter much more carefully these days, lots of shadows and highlights.