Enyaw
old man
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I don't because I'm too lazy to build one. I do have a work around though. I have a great little studio in our basement and it has a closet type room at the end of it. I removed the door. It was about 50 years old. Gave it to the old guy next door who thought it was a treasure. Anyway here is the end closet so to speak.
So my walk around is this. I build a background out of whatever I find at hand: in this case the covers off used pads. I then find a few things and place them where I want them (not in this case the rule is out of position but it's just for a show and tell so no biggie. I then use a light from the hardware store with a daylight bulb and I place it so I can block some of the light creating a better light and shadow.
After that is done I take a picture of my subject, crop it or whatever. I then turn it into black and white so I can see the values better.
I then reduce it anywhere from 3 to 5 values In this case I use 3. Then I am ready to sketch and make a blockin.
When I paint I will not stay at 3 but that is the point of departure. How the painting looks after each different hue will determine how it goes.
If you have a work around or a light box, feel free to post in this tread so it's all in one place.
So my walk around is this. I build a background out of whatever I find at hand: in this case the covers off used pads. I then find a few things and place them where I want them (not in this case the rule is out of position but it's just for a show and tell so no biggie. I then use a light from the hardware store with a daylight bulb and I place it so I can block some of the light creating a better light and shadow.
After that is done I take a picture of my subject, crop it or whatever. I then turn it into black and white so I can see the values better.
I then reduce it anywhere from 3 to 5 values In this case I use 3. Then I am ready to sketch and make a blockin.
When I paint I will not stay at 3 but that is the point of departure. How the painting looks after each different hue will determine how it goes.
If you have a work around or a light box, feel free to post in this tread so it's all in one place.