Senin, 29 Agustus 2016

Lighthouse in the Night (Acrylic & Oil Painting)

Dua lukisan dengan scene yang sama tetapi menggunakan media yang berbeda. Lukisan pertama menggunakan cat acrylic sedangkan lukisan kedua menggunakan cat minyak.
Kedua lukisan ini terinspirasi dari lukisan cat minyak asli karya Bob Ross berjudul "Night Light". Keduanya dilukis di atas kanvas 50x60cm yang dilapisi gesso hitam.
Lukisan ini menceritakan pemandangan di laut saat malam hari dengan sinar rembulan dan terangnya sinar mercu suar.
Ada tantangan tersendiri saat melukis dengan cat acrylic mengingat karakternya yang cepat kering dan anti air. Untuk memperlambat pengeringan, aku gunakan acrylic retarder sehingga sangat membantu dalam proses blending (pencampuran warna).


Two paintings with same scene but in different media. The first one was painted using acrylic paint meanwhile the second one was painted using oil paint.
Both paintings were inspired from original oil painting of Bob Ross titling "Night Light". Both were painted on canvas 50x60cm which already coated with black gesso.
These paintings told story about seascape in the night, moonlight and lighthouse. 
There was challenge when painting using acrylic due to its characteristic in fast drying and waterproof. To slow the drying process, I used acrylic retarder where it also helped me in blending process.

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