I found the photo of this old brass lock on one of those sites that offer free reference photos. I save them to a folder so I'll have something to turn to when I don't want to use one of my own pictures.
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| 5x7 Acrylic on Canvas Board |
I had difficulty mixing a brass colour. I used different combinations of Burnt Sienna, Ultramarine, Cad Red Medium, Cad Yellow Medium and Titanium. Looks more like wood than brass. I think I will see what advice there is on the net for mixing metallic colours in acrylic.
Things I did differently tonight:
- I painted with my glasses off. I can see clearly up to a foot and a half away, anything farther than that is blurry. The highlights and shadows are more defined this way. Plus I can't see all the fine details.
- I used one small flat brush. No reason in particular.
- I tried not to think too much, and just paint and not worry.
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