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| Abundance : mixed media portrait on canvas | 
While painting 'Abundance', one the mixed media portraits in my Gaia Series, I took a few in progress photos. You can follow the process below.
(Of course, the reality is that there aren't really just 5 steps.) :-)
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| Step 1 : the drawing and blocking in of the darkest shadows over the collaged background | 
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| Step 2 : modelling the face in shades of grey | 
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| Step 3 : working in natural skin tones. Blocking in the flowers and background. | 
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| Step 4 : adding more colour to the skin tones. Working on each flower petal and leaf to make them more 3D. | 
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| Step 5 : Final painting | 
Questions?
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