more painting puneet

This was supposed to be a quick study for a larger painting of Puneet, but the quick study is doing better, I think.

Most of the time when I paint, there's definitely a point when the painting is decent, there's definitely a turning point, and there's definitely a point where I realize I'm sliding into disaster and stop it before it gets any worse.

I thought: why not take some goddamn pictures so I can at least go back and admire the brief moment when it was slightly less crappy.

For your amusement:

This was supposed to start out as a tint study. Only two colors - burnt sienna and ultramarine blue, and some white paint.



Layers up:









My set-up:



The current stage.


Needs some touching up. Since it was just supposed to be an exercise, I didn't bother laying in a base-coat, and there's flecks of white paper showing through where I don't want 'em.