Progress – Inch by Inch

Thursday, March 12th, 2015

By Donato

A quick visual update for a peek into the progress on the large canvas commission of Beren and Luthien in the Court of Thingol and Melian as of today.  This is the first pass in opaque oils of many more layers to comeMostly establishing value, structure and color direction at this stage.

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    I love the process!

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    Thanks for showing these steps.

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    Thanks for taking time out to share!

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    Looking great Donato. Can't wait to see more.