Wednesday, September 22, 2010

LANTERN, PART 2

Here I have warmed the background wash further and also done quite a bit of work on the rusty sides and base. The shadows have been indicated but are not full strength yet neither for that matter is the amount of rust on the body of the lantern. The work seems to be heading in the right direction though so now it's just a case of continuing with the washes trying to keep things rusty and textured all along. I have also begun to work on the glass keeping it lighter than the background at this point but it'll have to be quite a bit darker, closer actually to how it looks at the base where it fits around the wick. I'm also thinking of going darker on the background too but I'll make that decision later when I'm almost finished with the lantern.

2 comments:

Carrie Waller Watercolors said...

Looks great! Reminds me of my grandparents, very nostalgic piece.

Jeremy Pearse said...

Thanks Carrie, I really had fun with this one and am looking forward to doing more like it.