From day to day my feelings about the work fluctuate like a yoyo--one minute I love it and the next I want to trash it. I am happy with Poco's face after returning to it and making tiny changes in details and colouring--the front legs, however, are causing me grief. I am not happy with them after trying to "fix" what I perceived as mistakes. The watercolour artist is in trouble once an area starts to get overworked and I fear that is the case.
In the photo above you can see the area of shadow on the front legs that I have been struggling with. It is so close to being completed and it is discouraging to have this issue so close to the end. My plan is to take a deep breath and step away from the work for a day or two. I'll then go back for a final "fix".
Three days later...
It was good to physically and emotionally get away from this project. When I returned to it, I actually found that I forgot what I was obsessing about and spent the final hours making minuscule changes to Poco's face. A final exam after it had completely dried told me that it was finished. A final glint in the eye and...voila.
~C
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