I did some tests for dripping paint, and satisfied with the results, I cautiously added red drips to the painting. Whenever one would touch the model, I held up a towel to absorb the excess so it wouldn’t’ drip into it. Since I relied on gravity to create the dip lines, some are not parallel due to the curving of the paper. If I could’ve secured the corner flat, I would’ve, but I wanted the paint to go across corner to corner. It adds an off-kilter feel to the piece, which I think is appropriate.
With that done, I mixed a purple gray acrylic and painted the skull down to the cheeks, leaving the eye sockets and below the cheeks as they were. This gives it more solidity, but still doesn’t pull it too forward in the focus. With the subtle hints of detail in the face, I think it’s right where I want it, so I won’t add anything more to that.
The final stage was fine details in the face and hair. I switched between colored pencils and oil pastels as needed, finishing with a brush dipped in turpenoid to blend it all smooth.
Once the oil had dried sufficiently, I scanned the painting, and have it up and ready in the website here.
Devil's Bride
