I decided to start the piece by painting the red figure in the centre of the thumbnail first. I'm most comfortable starting with this aspect of the image first as I have painted several large scale figurative pieces before, so this is something of a comfort zone for me.
Seeing as I had the large print out of the reference image on hand, it wasn't too difficult to get the main tonal contrasts down in a short space of time. Once I had done this, I began to mix various different mid tones, adding them where appropriate, to form the entire shape and structure of the figure.
As this is a work in progress, the images below aren't going to be the same as the final result. But so far, I would say I'm happy with how I've captured the essence of the reference image in the painting, however I'd like to correct a few areas on the body that appear slightly patchy or have been painted at the wrong angle etc. As I'm working with acrylic paint for this section of the piece, it means drying time is relatively fast, meaning I don't have long to blend the paints to form the contours of the body, to combat this issue, I've been working with slow drying medium to encourage the acrylic to behave more like oil. When I next add pigment to the figure, I'll make sure I work consistently within a time window that doesn't allow the pigment to dry too quickly before I have a chance to blend the colours together. I will also make sure I measure the contours of the figure/ face more accurately to ensure I don't paint the features incorrectly and at the wrong angle. This is because I want to achieve a certain level of photo realism within a surrealist scene.
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