"Goblet Filled With Light" (9x12 oil on panel) painting process
Greetings Steemians and Artists,
New painting! Just finished yesterday. It took far longer than anticipated (especially for such a small size), but that's how it goes sometimes. As a result, I got plenty of progress shots.
The physical setup:
First stage. Umber block in. There was an orange segment that I was thinking of putting in there below the goblet:
Next stage. Painting directly with the knife. Normally I would work out from the center of interest, almost radially, but in this case the center of interest is made of glass and largely depends on its environment. And since I'm beginning on a completely white panel, the environment is very far from the desired value, and so I must establish some of that first:
Next stage.
Next stage. The mandarin oranges, in terms of brightness and saturation, will lead up to the goblet. The most focal orange will be naked, with bright white bits of pith and very saturated color:
Next stage.
Next stage. Calming the background:
Next stage. Pushing value and detail in the goblet and peeled mandarin:
Next stage. Refining all elements:
Next stage. More refinement of detail. Developing the table surface, with more light and color spotlighting radially from the base of the goblet. At this point I know that the orange segment I was considering during block-in will not be necessary. The surface will add balance and interest by itself:
Further tweaks and refinements. The last sparkles and reflections. Correcting and sharpening some edges.
And the finished painting, "Goblet Filled With Light" (9x12 oil on panel):
Thanks for reading! -David
Which one is the photo? ;)
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Such a pretty painting. look at the peeled mandarin. Perfect! <3 <3 <3
Thank you! 😁🙏
As always, thank you for sharing your progress pictures. I continue to find it fascinating how a painting moves through the different stages and then the refinement at the end. The light in the goblet, as well as well as the detail of its stem with the oranges reflecting off the various surfaces are very nice.
Awesome thank you, glad you enjoyed it! 🙏😁
You, sir, are a master. Plain and simple. I love the blue reflections and the golden light in the glass goblet is like a symphony.
Thank you very much! 🙏🙏
Very nice painting David! You are definitely a master with that palette knife, design and all the other things that makes a great artist!
Thank you! 👊🏼🙏😊
really wonderful painting, I love how you added light, glow and life to the set up still life. great to see the process as well!
Thank you!
Stunning, a master piece, I love it! Bravo!
Thank you! 😁👍
I like realistic painting, you are a master. Congratulations!!!
Thank you! 🙏
You have quite the skill here man :-D Ever thought about doing some work for Wizards of the Coast and making some artifact cards for Magic The Gathering?
Thanks! 😁 Love mtg. Illustration is so much harder.... they have my respect
You would be surprised man! Send them an email with a link to your portfolio- worth a shot if you ask me.
I recently found my old Magic card stash and realized I have quite a collection. Probably worth over a thousand bux at least! I can only imagine how much I actually spent collecting them though :-X
Had to give mine away... too distracting! 😆
David this is AMAZING , love the process ,
you are the master of oil painting , love it so much :)
followed you also ,
Thank you very much! 🙏