Capturing Dolly's Spirit With This New Painting Technique

Think of the colors you see in an old Polaroid

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Sam Ryan
April 21, 2023

I hope this newsletter finds you well and inspired to create. Today, I wanted to share with you a painting technique that has completely transformed the way I approach my art in terms of preserving the depth and richness of an old reference photo.

one of the color palettes I based this painting around

I used this Polaroid and a Dolly reference photo to try and create the vintage effect.

I’ve been trying to achieve this since I started painting a few years back, using wood stain to try and bring a vintage feel to some of the Icons that I create.(That didn’t work out too well), but I discovered a painting technique called “Glazing” which I incorporated into my Dolly portrait this week.

applying a translucent golden brown

Here’s the finished piece after glazing and reapplying highlights.

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As always, thank you for your support- Sam Ryan

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