I’m still not sure what I’m going to do yet, so I went to the ADM library to look for books to look at how good painters designed and painted their master pieces.
I observe these images and tried to identify the big tonal value groups.
Lise with Parasol (1867) – Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Portraits de MEP et de Mlle LP Portraits of Edouard and Marie-Louise Pailleron (1881) – John Singer Sargent
Ramon Subercaseaux in a Gondola (1880) – John Singer Sargent
The Floor Scrapers (1875) – Gustav Caillebotte
Fete Familiale The Birthday (1885) – John Singer Sargent
Tonal value can create different moods so I have to be conscious of that too in the final.
I’ll continue to think about what I want to do for my final…
Good study of master images. Also, think about the transition speed => which will imply the edge softness from shape to shape. That will enhance the mood you try to depict. Some edges are controlled by hue differences. If you are working with tone only, that will not affect your decision. ‘Cos they gonna be the same in tone.