work progress – airbrushing the background

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For this piece, I will keep the background simple, even though it is a room. I masked out everything except the chalkboard, then airbrushed it with a gray-green acrylic paint. Once dry, I removed some of the masking and added some details to the desk with pencils. I started with graphite for the shadows, rubbing them with my fingers to blend. Then I used a variety of ochre and brown colored pencils for the wood grain. Next, I masked around the desk, and airbrushed a light ochre acrylic over all of it.
With that dry, I removed all the masking, then drew the lettering on the board with a pink chalk pastel…
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