A palette knife experiment and KMP 14/100
22 03 2008I’ve used the palette knife rarely in these past years and then it’s been combined with brush work. Decided to rectify that by making a small piece using just a knife. Ended up using one large and one small. It was still difficult to maneuver and place the paint where i wanted it to.
This second piece was made exclusively with a brush. Because of the palette knife experience the work began with the filling in of the umbrella shapes and the drawing stopped there and the rest was just painted on. There is much more detail in the second one that I wanted.
The next time I shall try using both - the palette knife for the background and a brush to bring out the details in the pt of focus.
10″ X 8″ acrylic on illustration board
KMP’s are a part of the programme I’m continuing with in 2008 to improve my painting skills. In case you want to know more about this set of exercises click here.
I like the palette knife version, but then again, I like a loose look. You can also get clearly defined color with a knife.
thank you. I like it better too
The only bit that I’m not happy with is the man behind the counter. In the second one, the left side is a bit boring. cropping out a third of the portion to the left should make it better. or maybe removing the two sacks at the bottom left?