Liz Gridley
Australia
Realist & Emotive Oil Painter | Melbourne, Australia - Land of Wurundjeri & Bunurong | lizgridley.com.au/linktree
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Liz Gridley
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1yr
Love the lighting looks fantastic!
Looks fab - I highly reccomend on instagram Lane.Draws charcoal brush set if you'd like to push further into a dry media look!
The quick answer is: it depends on the light. cool light, warm shadows, warm light, cool shadows.
This is an over simplification of what happens, but it will get you close.
Now, in this image the light is warm, so the shadow is "relatively" cool. It takes on a little bit of a green tint, and is less red/orange.
This is a big subject, but I hope this helps a little :)
Liz Gridley
1yr
Definetly agree in this particular instance I see a lot of green in the shadow side of her - adding them in would make a huge diference :)
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1yr
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5 months later I think I got where I wanted with the red satin <3
Have you ever had a super long term painting problem? I think 5 months is my longest in ages to stay focused on the one thing
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Painting Red Satin in Oils?2yr
Having a bit of a struggle with highlights, they appear pink in the red fabric but when painted as such look flat and dull, or disjointed - where white looks too bright
Anyone got tips for this?
“Portrait of Death”
Finally after 2 weeks of rendering. And with the help of my baby boy while he slept on one arm while I rendered with my other lol
11x14; graphite on Stonehenge. the quality of the upload looks off idk if I was doing something wrong but it looks like the quality dropped when I uploaded? Better shot on my Instagram! This was such an awesome experience!
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2yr
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Question: Social Media Etiquette
Do you post images of works committed to exhibition as you go? or wait until right near the show to do more targeted promotion?
I hate having huge breaks in posting but feel so restricted to keep images for when the painting will be available - would love to know what you prioritise
*Current work in progress that I haven't shared on socials attached *
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'Preserving Life' Diptych
Oil on aluminium
Painted from life
I wanted to read the line between portrait & still life by using a skull and facial cast as my subject matter 😊 really enjoyed the play of light on both when using a Grisaille approach. Also in Halloween when surrounded by skeletons its easy to forget each one represents a person, a life and death 💀
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Digital Drawing - Procreate Exporting?2yr
Procreate exports - whats the best option for Portraits & Characters?
I'm very new to Procreate & Digital drawing (Traditional Drawing & Oil Painting background over here) Just wondering what are the best export options I should be leaning on to store and share my work? I've noticed Instagram in particular lowers the quality of the .jpegs dramatically (unsure if this is just Instagram or I should be exporting differently)
Thankyou!
