Native American Portrait Study 3 by Theresa Paden

Native American Portrait Study 3

By Theresa Paden

10 x 8"

Oil on canvas board
$200.00

Sold
to a collector near San Antonio

theresapaden@gmail.com

I'm having a lot of fun painting these small portrait studies.

I thought you might enjoy seeing this one progress from start to finish.

I started with orange on the canvas board. I didn't do a drawing first, 

 just started blocking in shapes loosely with a dark brown/purple. 

Then I used a light value and started blocking in the light areas.

Being a little more careful here as I indicated the brow ridge

and eye sockets/lids.

Used a dark value to define the eyes a little more and

also put some dark into the hair and neck area.

Added some strokes of a light value to define the forehead,

the area above the mouth, and the chin. 

Defined the nose a little more and filled in the cheek and jaw area. 

Also added highlights to the cheek bone.

Added highlights to the eyes, eye brows, 

and a few more highlights here and there. Almost done.

Here's a close up of the eye.