In art, we did dilution painting. The subject matter of my painting is the sculpture of a persons head with their skull coming out. The face is the focus of the piece. I used diluted white acrylic paint to make a thin wash. I brushed this on the painting paper with the black gesso. This created a grey tone. To make lighter, grey tones, I added second and third layers of wash. for the highlights I did was I layered it over and over or thickening up the acrylic by using less water. The negative space also helps the subject matter to pop out more and helps with the tones.
I chose this image because I just find it interesting. With the skull coming out of the sculpture's head.
I find this art technique really interesting and challenging since this time I had to start with the highlights rather than the shadows.
Kia Ora Louise,
ReplyDeleteYou have developed the form very well on this dilution portrait painting. You are able to build up the layers of wash thinly and it gives the image a luminous, ghostly effect. Do you think you could achieve similar effects using the reverse process: black acrylic on a white ground?