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This is the method I use to make my
pictures.
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Making Pictures
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Side view of canvas showing pins.
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The process is one of cutting out whatever I want to put
on to my padded canvas, and pinning it in place. Pinning allows me to change
things around as needed. Eventually I iron the pieces in place permanently.
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Step 1 - Basecoat
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Step 1 - Basecoat
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I begin with what I call a basecoat of background colors
that more or less fit in with whatever picture I am trying to create. In this
case I was asked to do a seascape. This is the basecoat step.
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Step 2 - Establishing a
light source
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Step 2 - Establishing a light source
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Next I determine the direction of lighting and put in some
overlays to provide the illusion of a light source. This would involve making
some shadows as well as some bright spots.
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Step 3 - Creating Motion
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Step 3 - Creating Motion
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The next step is what I call creating motion. I want to
draw the viewer's eye through the picture, so I put in a layer to move the
line of vision into the picture. In step 2 the eye tended to go straight to
the brightest part in the upper third of the picture, and then the diagonal
streaks took the eye off the page. Little if anything from the bottom
two thirds attracted attention.
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Step 4 - Adding details
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Step 4 - Adding Details
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All that remains now is to put in details. This can be
time consuming as I check my progress at different times of day, in different
lighting, at different distances, and from different angles. Eventually I
arrive at something I like, which may or may not be what I started out with
for an idea.
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Finished Product
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Low Tide
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Eventually I have what I want and give it a name. Simple
as that.
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