This work-in-progress was painted with Painter IX.

Tools Used:
2B Pencil (Pencil Category) - for sketching
JMG ClumpsyBrush Thick - Custom brush based on Artists Oils’ Clumpy Brush
Flat Oils 30 (Oils category) - for background
Flat Oils 40 (Oils category) - for background
JMG-JCoop Clumpy Brush - Custom brush based on Artists Oils’ Clumpy Brush. Some of it’s settings were provided by a fellow artist: Joel Coop. I further customized it my liking. This is why this brush carries both of our initials.
Round Camel Hair-hair - Custom brush based on Oil’s Round Camel Hair - for hair
jmg_Soft_Impasto - Custom captured brush actually customized to react or paint as an oil brush.

Paper: Gessoed Canvas
Printable Size: 16×20
Working Size: 10″ x 8″ at 150 dpi

The work in progress of this Digital Oil Painting I am currently working on started on January 23rd (see the Calendar at the top right of this page). You can see the start of this work in progress by navigating to January 23rd from the calendar that appears on the top right of this page, or by selecting Go Earlier or Previous Day from the links at the bottom of this page to navigate to subsequent dates.

I am also recording the whole process as I paint it in Painter IX, showing at the same time my Painter’s selections and options as I go. This video will be available soon after I finish the portrait completely. Stay tuned for further information and availability.

Step 11:
I still have the sketch layer on.
I finished all darks on the face. Now I started adding some other color combinations to the face paying close attention to form. At this stage, I am like sculpting his face.

Step 12:
I continued adding more yellows and pinks to the face. I also work on the hair adding some greenish tones.

Step 13:
I went back to the face and reshaped some areas like his cheeks.

Step 14:
Here, I added different tones of yellow to the forehead and the top of his head. I also added some dark pinks to his cheeks, lightening the areas in shadow.

Step 15:
Once I finished adding still basic colors, I turned off my sketch layer, which is on top of my canvas layer, to better see how my painting is developing. I call this stage ‘the muck up stage’ because what I have right now is just the base where I will later on add the details and define his features.Never be afraid to make areas in shadow very dark. This is part of the process and those values will be lighten up when I paint with local colors and add the reflected light.

Tomorrow, I will be posting more work-in-progress images of Solitude II.
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