Step #3: Painted Study

#4  Finished Sketch

 Recap:
Step #1 Gather information from the client about the content of the commissioned painting:  what type of scene as well as time and type of day. 

Step #2  Review support material (photos and plein air studies).  Decide on the pencil sketch size and draw several compositions before choosing the final one.

Photo #1

Step #3  Study:  The painted study is in the exact proportions as the pencil sketch and the final painting. 

#2

The composition is drawn on the canvas with brush and ultramarine blue as you see in Photo #1.

#3

The additional photos posted here show the progress of the sketch. 

The sketch can make or break a commission so I work on it the same way I would any other painting.


The finished study could also be considered a miniature painting.