Portrait Project - David Houston on the Easel

I am really getting into this painting. The new Atelier Acrylics are great to work with, but you have to be careful not to get paint in the wrong spot. With regular acrylics you can just wipe off the dried layer below, but with these you also may take off the paint below too.

Tegan, a Leanhaun Sidhe

This fairy is finished, Tegan, a Leanhaun Sidhe

Portrait Project - David Houston on the Easel

I have just let myself go with the paints here. I know this painting has a lot more to go, but I really want to keep it rough. I don't want to be too detailed. I have to be careful not to get too specific, but to leave it to the viewer's eye.
His glasses right now are just put in to give me an idea of what is going on with his face. They will get more detail and I think they are a very important part of this painting.
What will make this painting is that I think something needs to be dangling from his hand. I have a few ideas.

Portrait Project - David Houston

This is the second day in. Still working with the Atelier Acrylics which can be great or....
This is the second and a half day in. Working completely in a style I have not used before so it will be interesting how it all works out.

This first Facebook Portrait is of David Houston, photographer from Oakland California.
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Portrait Project - David Houston Pencils

Start of my Facebook Portrait Project. 12 portraits in 12 months. Starting off with David Houston, photographer from Oakland California.
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Fairy on the Easel Friday Work

Friday's work included working on the hair and re-shaping the head a little.

Fairy on the Easel Thursday Work

Worked on the wings and her hair tonight. Not happy with the hair. That is not unusual, but will come together at some point. Overall, pretty happy how this is working out.

Fairy on the Easel Wednesday Work

The benefit of the camera now comes into play. I can now see that I have put in way too much of the brighter green for the moss. As they say, less is better sometimes.

Fairy on the Easel

Totally took out the background and repainted it black. Came back in and put in a little softer wings. Skulls are being "fleshed" out.

Fairy on the Easel

I think this is going to be a bad fairy.
Sometimes I like looking down or from the side of my paintings. They look better that way many times.