Into the Toybox Oil 8x10 NFS

  This figurative of our grandson Brendan was done using magenta acrylic paint as the value underpainting will oil painted on top. The value underpainting is done to ensure that the darks are dark and the lights are light before you paint the actual colors on top. It simplifies the process-although it might sound like a needless extra step it helps in the development of the painting. The neat thing about the magenta acrylic(kudos here to Mike Rooney-see first blog) is that lends to a depth of color and unifies the painting. You can see the sharp contrast to the green. The shadows also have a complexity of color you can't achieve without the underpainting. Previously I had only used oil-takes days to dry. Acylic only several minutes.