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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.
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​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.
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​3.  Access layout - 04/29/14

I lay the printouts on my ungessoed panels to get a feel for the placement.
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​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.
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5.  Prepare the panels - 09/22/2015

I start by preparing my panels using many layers of gesso and power sanding. I then paint the sides with black paint.
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• Prepare the space - 12/15/2017

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• First application of paint - 02/17/2018

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• Start a second test painting - 03/29/2018

​I like the transparency on the first test so, I will start another one to test for a thicker impasto version.
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  • Blog
  • CURRENT ART
    • Lay Still
    • Inverted Torches
    • Breath Body
    • Vanitas Painting
    • Legs Painting
    • Silhouettes
    • Mourning Armbands
    • Mourning Pins
    • Delightful Way
    • Rx Tablets
  • FUTURE ART
    • Mourning Handkerchiefs
    • Willow Wallpaper
    • MercuroChrome Paintings
    • Hang Your Heart
    • Mini Eye Portraits
    • Gold Trocar
    • Mortality Staff
    • Black Substrate
    • Body Supports
    • Body Positioner
    • Hand Holder
    • A/V
    • Glass Body
    • Self-Portrait
    • Scrying Mirror
    • Hospital Gown
  • FINISHED ART
    • EXHIBITED
    • Transition
    • I Transition I
  • CONTACT