Commission: Delicate Arch - The process of a painting
So, I am in process of a commissioned painting of Delicate Arch. Here is another "process" post for those who are interested. I started out by scanning through my several reference photos of Delicate Arch. I have been lucky enough to hike up to the arch twice so far in my lifetime, and I took several photos both times, so I have a lot of angles to choose from. Perhaps me and hubby will have a chance to hike up again in the next year or two before he reaches a point when that particular hike won't be possible for him (due to balance and fatigue issues with PD). But, I am glad to say we have done the hike together once and have pics to show for it! I chose the reference photo I used on my last painting of Delicate since that is the one that was desired for the commission, but it's good to look through them all just to get "in the mood." :) Next comes the sketch. Techniques I like to use when sketching: 1-I print out an extra copy of my reference ph