Working from Photo to Sketch to Painting.....the photo.
This is the photo for the painting "Out of Luck." It is a photo of an old diner/motel on route 40 west of Hagerstown called the Shamrock...
...the sketch...
My painting usually start with a value sketch. I usually grid the photo and drawing to help with the scale (you can still see the grid...
...and the final painting.
The finished painting is 19' by 13" and was painted on a streched, cold pressed 140 lb arches paper. I used a warm palette, to bring out...
