This is not a photography - art of Dru Blair laodie2010-05-29 05:48:19
Painting of Tica by Dru Blair - a 70 hours work
This is a painting completed in February 2005. It was a Portrait Class project that I decided to finish in my spare time after the workshop. It probably took a total of around 65-75 hours to complete. The small images are step by step photographs taken during the painting process, and the large image is the final painting after detail and skin texture are added with an eraser and colored pencil. The main colors are blocked in at the beginning, but refinement is withheld until the very end. Look for a more complete step by step article in an upcoming magazine issue~Dru Blair
After a couple of hours of color adjustment, I've reached the 10 hour mark. At this stage, detail has not been added to the face, because it is best to wait until all the colors are correct first.
There are many areas still to be corrected. For example, one of the front teeth is too dark. The arm is also too dark at the edges.
I usually wait until the very end to introduce skin and hair texture.
10 hours
