From concept to board

Okay, I'm there! I know what I want to paint this time. It will be close to the concept made in PS but a slightly different cut in order to have a better composition.

The painting will be a big one this time, width 60 cm and height 90 cm.

Techniques that I will use are:

• Coating a MDF panel with Talens Amsterdam Acrylic, black on the backside and a mixture of Titan White and Black (Yes! That will give grey! But with a lot more light density than ready-for-use gray). Usually I apply 3 - 5 layers, sanded in between with grain 400, the last layer I sand with 600.
• I use a raster of 5 * 5 cm to transfer the the image from paper to board. I will draw only the headlines and work this out on the board.
• The underpainting will be made using Talens Rembrandt Oil Burned Umber and Titan White. I start working from a midtone (exactly the tone between the umber and white). I try to have enough contrast in the underdrawing already. Focussing a little bit more on the white (high lights) rather then the shades. It is easier to darken then to light....I first finalize the whole underpainting before I start with colors.
• The colors will be applied using the glazing technique. For colors I use also Talens Rembrandt Oils

Now I will start drawing....