4. Draw out your chosen fruit/veg at least four times.
You should consider the whole composition of the
page carefully
Option One: Repeat the same drawing
Option Two: Vary drawings: cut in half, a slice, close
up (focus on texture and mark making), at an angel
with perspective (using form and 3D)
Photograph these options so you can work from
them even after the fruit/veg has ‘gone off’
5. Underpainting is when you start your painting by filling the canvas with a
monochromatic tonal wash.
It is usually followed by a roughly painted tonal study of the subject in just one colour.
Video to watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrW2aBGDhpY
6. -Underpainting encourages painting in
layers and helps you to ‘finish’
paintings quicker.
-Underpainting gives the composition
harmony by allowing the underpainting
colour to peep through layers. As the
underpainting colour subtly shows itself
throughout the painting it ties the piece
together.
-Underpainting helps to set a particular
mood by using either cool, warm or
complimentary tones.
-Underpainting provides you with a
tonal guide for applying subsequent
colours and layers of paint.
7. Use the predominant colour in the scene
This is the simplest method. It will give your painting
harmony and assist in building up layers.
Use warm or cool tones
This will give your painting a sense of mood. For example, a
golden yellow underpainting can give a grey landscape a
sense of warmth and glimmer of hope.
Blues can give a painting a cold, distilled, icy feeling.
Use contrasting colours
If your scene is predominantly green, you would use a red
underpainting. The idea is that the contrasting relationship of
the colours creates light vibrations as the underpainting
peeks through and provides the painting with energy.
Here is a video demonstrating how colour choices impact on
the overall painting. Watch from start until 3.33mins
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4jD1oE8pOU
8. Apply a wash
to each of your
fruit/veg
sections or
one colour
over the whole
double page to
complete your
underpainting.
This will then
sets a middle
value and a
ground for
your painting.
9.
10. -Draw out your chosen fruit/veg at least
four times and underpaint them
-Choose a photograph to use for your
photoshop work and a final canvas
painting. Bring in a printed version and
have it saved on a memory stick(if unsure
bring in several images). The choice of
image is really important as this is going
to be used for a final outcome (there will
be the option to use the school
photographic studio if needed this week
or next week). Your teacher will guide you
with what picture to use to unsure you
have a successful outcome!
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Monday 24th January
