La Casa di Basso Giro - III

While the drawing part of this piece was all about proportion, perspective, and letting the piece breathe, the painting portion was all about color. I really wanted to start zoning the colors in for this piece, both with the walls of the house and the terracotta pots and tiles.

This is another example of mixing the Maimeri primaries. Starting with the primary colors of cyan, magenta, and yellow theoretically allows for more variety and nuance than using pre-mixed colors, however, it also opens up more chances for making a serious mistake — ruining the work that went into making the drawing in the first place.

Fortunately, I was able to use the previous version of this piece as something of a color-tester. This allowed me to zone in the colors of the brick and tile, as well as the brown of the doorway.

All in all, I am happy with the way that this piece turned out, and am cautiously optimistic that I will be able to apply more texture to the stonework walls in my future pieces. One of the most challenging issues is for me to figure out how much detail (especially in ink) to keep in, and how much detail to let go of — this, as with many things is more a matter of trial and error, and learning to navigate by feel as much as anything. At least that is what I am working with right now.

La Casa di Basso Giro - III

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