With the completion of the major areas, you can now paint the details that bring the whole thing together. The highlights on the phone and its cord are simplified to bare minimum. Only those tones and highlights that define the shapes and light direction are necessary. The same is true with the highlights on the skin. By painting only what is necessary, you allow the eye of the viewer to ‘see’ detail that isn’t really there. The human eye and brain will ‘fill in’ the gaps. This is where a lot of artists get into trouble when using photographs as reference. The tendency to put in every little wrinkle, fold or crease in a painting happens because they try to mimic the camera. The camera ‘sees’ absolutely everything....the human eye does not. It’s the principal upon which the impression- ist painters took advantage. They allowed the eye to complete the details. Although this demonstration may seem very basic, I hope that it will help some of you with your own painting. Look for more detailed demonstrations in future issues and thank you for taking the time to read this one. Kevin Mayes


www.kevinmayes.com


Pictured below are two examples of Kevins art work.


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