Legs Painting

LEGS PAINTING

Description:

Two paintings on wooden panels of dissected legs will compose a diptych. The background will be black and the legs will be painted upside down to maximize the effect of dripping paint.

To do:

✓ prepare panels
⬜︎ experiment with test painting
✓ experiment with photo transfer on black background
⬜︎ photo transfer
⬜︎ paint legs
⬜︎ paint background black

Questions:

⬜︎ Should I make a hand version too?

1. Scan anatomy pictures for reference

I scan the photo reference and then remove the black background with Photoshop. Then I resize the finished scans and print them out.

2. Prepare sketches - 04/29/14

I play with some sketches and studies. At first I like using a black background, but since have thought of keeping it white. I'm still vacillating on this. I need to decide this soon, for I want to paint them upside down so that the drips run OVER the background.

3. Access layout - 04/29/14

I lay the printouts on my ungessoed panels to get a feel for the placement.

4. Begin another test painting - 04/29/14

I begin another full scale test painting because there are still questions about the background color and the application technique. I start with a sketch.