Friday, November 25, 2016

Second thoughts, second try




Does this look familiar? It was my first try at "Twist and Shout - #2 in the Flash Mob Series", just after a long second thought about its progress led me to paint it over and aim for a second try. As I confessed before, a series of dubious decisions had led me to this disorderly mob:


I went back to square one, the original pencil layout of eight figures --



Although I planned to change some of these, I was determined not to invite any additional guests to the party.

 

Things went pretty smoothly this time. As the figures developed, I tried out different background colours.



And at last, I signed off on the final version. (You can see the steps along the way here.  Not at all as much fun as they used to be in the old Picasa slideshows).


That's not to say that this is the final painting in the series. Just remember: Flash Mobs are everywhere.