Stages of Painting: A Look at the Creation of an Artwork
Views of art development and digital art painting
Stage 1 of Digital Painting
It was suggested to me that I give a demonstration of how a piece is created. This particular piece was painted with that intent. At various stages of its process, I saved the piece so the development and change could be seen readily.
This scene comes from a section of a descending road coming to the base of Toro Mountain. It is not particularly literal though it takes aspects of that scene and puts them together. The end result is intended to have a similar feeling.
Stage 1 is simply a sketch, I have used mostly overlapping gradient colors to gain the initital layout.
In the second stage, I have started to lay in more color and the mountains in back with the ascending hills are starting to take shape.
The third stage, which is all I will share for today, has the trees added in layered colors and the mountains have more texture and color - again giving them more shape.
More alterations, color, and additions will follow - but like myself creating it - you will have to wait to see how it unfolds.
See Also
- Jack’s Ranch with Toro Peak
Plein-aire painting of Toro Peak area - About Paul Shakespear - Layered Colors
Modern artist whose works demonstrates what happens with color upon color - Gamblin Artists Colors - Painting Techniques and Pallettes
Interesting presentation for oil painting information - Step by step watercolor painting lessons
Technically strong painter demonstrates how to
