Painting Fabrics: Part II by NykolaiAleksander, journal
Painting Fabrics: Part II
Tutorial Tuesday
Welcome Back!
If you’ve missed the first part, you can find it here.
I do urge you to read it if you are relatively new to painting, and would like to find out about the basic rules when it comes to painting fabrics. If you don't need that, please, do read on!
So, without further ado, let’s jump right back into it. Having discussed different fabrics and their attributes, I thought it would be nice to continue with patterned fabrics, how to work them into your paintings, and what to look out for.
[ Detail of a painting by Hyacinthe Rigaud ]
Painting Patterns
So you have the basic fabric thing down and now want
Painting Fabrics: Part I by NykolaiAleksander, journal
Painting Fabrics: Part I
Tutorial Tuesday
An overlooked Luxury
We wear them, we sleep in them, we drape our windows with them, wave them around in the shape of banners and flags, or snuggle up on the couch in them.
[ Oil Painting by John William Godward ]
Fabrics are an integral part of our lives, and as such we have become so used to them that we don't really look at them anymore. They just exist, and that's it. The only time we may look at them more closely is if we see an elaborately decorated gown that deserves our undivided attention, or if they show up in paintings and illustrations, though even there they often seem to blend into the background, becoming a
At the moment, I am learning a little more each day You are most welcome to give me any advice or point out mistakes - I would rather only be stupid once :P
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