Saturday, November 3, 2007

Pool Mural days 4 - 6

I have now had the opportunity to work with an airbrush after 25 years! It was an experience and I think I finally got the hang of it. I used the control of the airgun to create the graded striations of the sky transitioning from warm tones into the deeper blues of a sky. If you look at a sky you will notice that it fades from deep blue and warms up toward the horizon line. This is particularly important when creating a seascape on the scale that is represented here. Picture one, shows the results at the end of day 4. While hard to see there is really a soft transition from warm creamy tones, to pale blue to deep blue. More sky elements will be added later.
Picture two shows the appearance of the sea horizon line - with close tone blending toward the sky line. Picture a late afternoon with the sun disappearing and how the line begins to blur between the two planes.
Picture 3 at the end of day 6 shows the major block in of some of the closer elements of the sea. This mural will be view mostly from a seated position, and even in the pool, so we have to remember perspective here.
Stay tuned to see what appears in the blocked out areas shown here.
























1 comments:

Lynn Reilly said...

Kathryn,

This is such a great idea to be able to follow your process as you create this beautiful seascape! I know I'm going to really enjoy this.

Thanks,
Lynn