African Drums: Oil Painting Demo Step 2
WELCOME TO STEP 2 OF THE OIL PAINTING OF AFRICAN DRUMS.
Today's going to be a great day. Found out there were things I should have put in motion some time ago but have waited till the dying minute to start it off!!!!
Dunno why I always seem to get stuck in dilemmas like this.
But like I said earlier, today's a great day...I expect it to be and it will be. I am not willing to let anything weigh me down especially something I can't have control over. Woke up early...said my prayers and put everything in God's hands. Also asked for my Holy Mother's intercession.
I know for sure everything will turn out well.
Welcome to the Step 2 of the Oil Painting Demo of African Drums.
These are drums that were used by an African Dance group during my Traditional Marriage ceremony in Nigeria. I was taken in by the beauty and versatility of the African Drums that I could not help but paint them.
Step by Step Oil Painting Demo
Today I have built up on my sketch from Step 1
I am using Acrylic Paint as a base for the background so I applied Lemon yellow and Cadmium yellow.
For the textured impasto area, I am using Ultramarine blue.
I intend to build up the colours in layers with Glazes. Thus I'll be applying several layers of paint in a slow but steady manner.
Thankfully Acrylic paint doesn't take time to dry so it's a quick medium to work with.
For the skin tones, I am using Oil paint and have started building it up with Burnt Sienna, Cadmium Orange, Titanium White and a bit of Burnt Umber.
I ofttimes do not like the way my works look in the beginning but they always turn out differently at the end. Slowly but surely I'll get there.
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- African Drums: Oil Painting Step 3
- African Drums: Oil Painting Step 4
- African Drums: Oil Painting Step 5
- African Drums: Oil Painting Step 6
Here is the list of materials and paints I used.
