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Abraham Lincoln Process:  Painting Technique

Below is a step by step snapshot of my digital painting technique.  I work in a very traditional way, starting with an initial line drawing and building up from a mid ground underpainting by wiping out or erasing.  I then begin modeling the form with heavier more opaque brushwork.  Once I have a fully realized black and white painting I do quick little tiny color studies to  guide me with my palette choices.  I then proceed to color on the final, building up the painting with many different transparent color glazes while still retaining the value from the black and white painting.  After the painting is keyed in color wise to completion I then go in and refine the painting even further with opaque colors so as not to just have a colorized black and white.  Finally Ill go in and make any last minute hue, value, or saturation adjustments while pushing textures and refining some of the brushwork.  Check out the step by step progress or the video slideshow below.

Step by Step:  Click to enlarge any of the steps below

Video Slideshow