Mike Piazza (Step by step painting)

This is an older project and it was the first time I photographed my progress. I just wanted to post it here again. :)

Mike Piazza according to Wikipedia (Sorry, I'm too lazy to research on him.):

Michael Joseph Piazza (pronounced /piːˈɑːtsə/ or /piːˈɑːzə/;^[which?] born September 4, 1968 in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, is an Italian American former Major League Baseball catcher. He played in his career with the Los Angeles Dodgers, Florida Marlins, New York Mets, San Diego Padres and the Oakland Athletics. He is a 12-time All-Star. Piazza is often regarded as the best hitting catcher of all time, and holds the career record for home runs hit by a catcher with 396.

Outlining in Pthalocyanine Blue
(I wasn't able to get a picture of the pencil sketch part.)

Filling in the background

Coloring the big image
I always start from the farthest object to the nearest.

Coloring the small image on the foreground

Details are added to the face and I'm done!

Forever, Me & You (Step by step)

[Click on the pictures for a full view]

I learned a few weeks ago that there will be an inter-stake art contest this coming September. I had been meaning to use my blank 24x36 canvas (which had been laying around for months) for something, but wasn't sure what to do.

So I finally had my answer--make a painting that had something to do with family history. I chose to do a significant event/occasion and paint my favorite wedding picture. I documented my progress and after 17 days, here it is. Wish me luck!

Preliminary pencil sketch


Outlining with cobalt blue paint

Painting the background

Filling in a base paint for the temple and ground


Working on the temple


After the temple came the fence, bushes and ground, then the people


Next came the dress and bouquet

I wasn't contented with the sky so I played around with it.

Final product is posted above!


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