How,Create,Original,House,Port education How to Create an Original House Portrait Painting -- Lesson

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Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable{mso-style-name:"Table Normal";mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0;mso-tstyle-colband-size:0;mso-style-noshow:yes;mso-style-priority:99;mso-style-qformat:yes;mso-style-parent:"";mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;mso-para-margin:0in;mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-pagination:widow-orphan;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;}If you havedecided you want to do a house portrait painting, this seriesof lessons is your step by step.   Lesson #1taught you how to plan out your painting, including working out the subject ofyour house portrait, determining the best angle and taking your photos. Nowit’s time to decide on the best medium to use. You can, ofcourse, use any method you choose to depict your house -- from oil paints topastels -- but from my experience, certain mediums work better than others forhouse portraits.  It is important toinclude detail. If you were doing a portrait of a person, you would not leaveout characteristic details of the person’s face. It is the same with a house.You want to include the details that show the unique personality of the home. Mypreference for house portraits is a pen drawing followed bya watercolor wash. The line drawing records the finer points of the house andgarden while the watercolor wash brings it to life. This enables you as theartist to create a detailed, attractive but subtle representation of the homeand its garden surroundings. You willneed a good quality watercolor paper. These come in different paper weights (thicknesses)and are commonly available at any local art supply stores. The firststep is to draw out your subject in pencil. This requires an understanding ofperspective so that the angles of the building are correct and look threedimensional. When doing a house portrait, nothing creates an amateur impressionfaster than crooked lines and a building that looks out of plumb. If necessary,study and master this skill before you draw your building. (You can findexcellent books on perspective drawing in art stores, bookstores, libraries andon the internet.) To make sureyour drawing is accurate, use a tried and true method of dividing  your main source photo into four quarters andthen compare the content of each square with your pencil drawing (also dividedin matching quarters) as you proceed. After you have done as many house portraits as I have, the pencil stagecan be reduced down to broad strokes only, which includes making sure thedrawing is correct compared to the source photo and the overall layout isbalanced and attractive. At that point I move onto the pen work. It’s up toyou how detailed your pencil draft is and the big advantage is that you can usean eraser.  But don’t go overboard withthe eraser or you will end up scrapping off some of the surface of your paperin the process.  What is important isthat you feel comfortable with the pencil stage before moving onto yourpermanent pen drawing.   The next stepis choosing the black pen you want to use. There are many different choices.Some artists like a fine ink stroke while others prefer the lines to beheavier. There is an abundance of quality art drawing pens on the market, mostof them using ink cartridges, but with different size and types of nibs. Go toyour nearest art supply store to get help in making your selection. Someartists prefer to use a thin tip felt pen or just an ordinary black ballpointpen. If you plan to do a watercolor wash, make sure your chosen pen medium iswater resistant. The only way to establish what works best for you is to trythem out.  That’s what I did many yearsago and I established that my favorite tool is a simple black ballpoint.  I found that one can perfect a fluid, morespontaneous look using a ballpoint, which is what I prefer. Complete thepen work, starting with the main architectural lines of the roof and the walls.Then add shadowing and contrast, which is basically additional definition whereneeded. Use a set square or ruler on the key vertical and horizontal lines fora more professional final product. Include good contrast between differences inlight and shadow to make your art work interesting and appealing. The standardI go for with my house portrait pen drawings is that the drawing is good enoughto stand on its own as a piece of art, depicting the subject accurately and aesthetically. In fact,some artists prefer to leave their pen drawing as it is rather than add awatercolor wash.  Another option is togive the drawing a grey-tone wash. These creative choices are simply a matterof personal and artistic  preference.  In myopinion, adding the watercolor wash adds life and character and helps tocapture the unique personality of the home. With the pen and watercolor wash techniques you are combining twodistinct art forms, pen drawing and watercolor painting, and, if done well, theresult can be a vibrant mix of detail, accuracy and color.   My nextlesson, Lesson #3, will cover how to apply the watercolor wash and completeyour houseportrait painting.  Until then take a look at these completed house portraits. # # #