Dear Subscribers,
 
Greetings!
 
A long issue to make up for last week :)
 
This one was previewed last time.
Here's the setup:

Stuff wrapped in foil.
 
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At this point I'm not happy with it and I decide to go a different direction with the values.
 
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Pushing the center object back with the values.
 
And the finished painting, "Sentinel Foil" (11x14)
 

 

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An animation of the progress stages:

 

 
Another new still-life.
The setup:

I propped up a red cloth on the left to get some nice reflected reds in the objects.
I usually either use mostly brush or mostly knife for a painting. With this one I set out with the goal to go back and forth between the tools equally to see what would happen.
 
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Doing the thinner darks with the brush and the thicker lights with the knife.
 
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Those wispy strokes are with the tip of the knife.
 
And the finished painting, "Smolder" (10x8):
 

 

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An animation of the progress stages:
 


 
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Until next week,
David A. N. Cheifetz
www.davidcheifetz.com

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