I’m pretty sure Red’s portrait is done. I’ll sleep on it (not literally – that would not be comfortable at all!) Since it’s almost 9:30 at night, and tomorrow is Chris’ greyhound, Cash’s turn at the Marathon, I’ll just give you a gallery of progress pictures to look at.
Red – original photo by Eliza
Red, his reference photo, cropped and altered in Photoshop
Red – work in progress, stage 1. Drawing transferred to panel
Red – work in progress, stage 2
Background a couple layers in, and underpainting begun
Red – work in progress, stage 3
Underpainting progressing …
Red – work in progress, stage 4
Underpainting progressing …
Red – work in progress, stage 5
Background building, and introducing new color over underpainting
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