Life drawing : Paint.

We used paint this week to add tone to our drawings. We started by only using blue and dark brown, and Varying the amount of water to get more diluted, paler shades. I also left the lightest parts white, and let the paper show through.

We then moved on to a large A1 drawing, using more natural flesh tones. Each time I mixed a new colour, I put it in all the places around the body before moving on to the next colour. I think this makes it look like a coherent whole, and I found it easier than painting it in bits. The aim was not to blend the colours, but to put in blocks of tone to build up the whole picture.