Painting with MilanC. part 05: Александар I Карађорђевић
Before we start, here are the main phases of my painting process:
01. Preparation phase;
02. Sketch phase;
03. Painting phase.
I Preparation phase:
Just like before, we need a good idea for the painting. I thought of painting some historical figures, one of them is king Alexander I of Yugoslavia. For a painting source, I found some picture on the Google and took this one for example:
After finding the right canvas, I’ll be using a combination of pencils and crayons (wax pastels) on Blok 5 (A5 format paper). Since the painting is in grayscale, there aren't any colors to choose. Instead, I'll be using the black, gray and white crayons. I also used a black marker to highlight some spots.
II Sketch phase:
The next phase is the sketch phase, in which we'll draw a sketch for the painting. After drawing the sketch, we’ll end up with something like this:
III Painting phase:
For the last phase, I first started by painting the bottom part of the painting and slowly making towards the top. For now, it will look like this:
The final thing I did after painting the head was to paint the background. The total time it took me to paint this portrait was 3 days. And after all, the painting looks like this:
If you have other painting suggestions, let me know down below. I hope you enjoy this one.
