Wet Paint is where you can go to view work and the process made to create it. It is a place to go to learn and see the latest updates by the artist, Melany Meza-Dierks.
Let me show you how it's done.
Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up. ~Pablo Picasso
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Step 1: White
After the background is done, White paint is applied, in order to refer back to canvas and to make the other colors on top solid.
Step 2: Solid Color
Now, the color over the white looks solid. All that needs to be done in this step is applying the general color... or the color "in the middle."
Step 3: Shading and Highlights
This is where you want the paint to stay wet. If it's not wet, you can't blend. The shape of the general skull is still being figured out as well.
Step 4: Skull Details
The main details in the skull were definitely the teeth. The smallest brush was used. Shape corrections in the skull were made also.
Step 5: gold
Gold images that relate to the traditional Day of the Dead skulls or sugar skulls were added. gold paint is a metallic paint that requires very small amounts to show. When you use more water, the paint turns more fluid, allowing you to draw with it better.
Step 6: finishing touches
So, the only thing that was added was gold splatter to the background. I needed to put a mask on top of the actual skull to protect it.
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Step 1: Background
A good reference is picked out first. After that, handling the background comes next. Getting the right gradient makes all the better.
Step 2: Drawing
Drawing is done with white paint to figure out where things generally go. Loose, swift strokes help through the process.
Step 3: Sculpting
the white paint is applied with one thin layer at a time. Where the lightest parts of the skin are will be where more layers of paint are applied. the image will start to build as you go.
Step 4: A Realistic Portrait
The reference is the guide the entire way through. Studying the shape of the face and concentrating on the lights and darks, along with smooth blending allows for a convincing Amy Winehouse.
Step 5: Adding the Makeup
when the makeup is added, you have to "figure out" the eyes and nose all over again but, by the 2nd time, it's easier to figure out. first, everything is "blacked" out. then creativity with the more decorative elements follows.
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