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Still life onion, Still Life demonstration from my Easel!

Here's a second part to a Still life onion, demonstration from my easel. This is the umber under layer that provides me of the total contrast of the painting. It also is the first step in establishing those wonderful half tones and shadows you'll complete in the dead, or gray layer.

Below you see the application of the umber.

Below you see the first correction/blending with a small dry mop brush.

still life example

On the left you see the brush strokes. On the right is the smoothed out part with no brush strokes. Almost looking like a water color wash.

still life red onion

A photo further back after using the large dry mop brush to blend out all remaining brush strokes and soften the entire painting.

onion painting

I'm applying the umber to the onion, this is a second coat as the first has been applied and blended. I'm wanting a darker shadow, thus re-application of paint that is thicker.

onion oil painting

On the other onions also.

picture of onion

After blending this application of paint.

onion pictures

After final blending with the large brush and now allowed to rest and dry.

onion still life painting

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