Painting a Tribute: The Layers Behind “Chadwick”
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Every tribute portrait starts the same way: a light graphite drawing to place the eyes, the line of the jaw and the tilt of the head. Nothing is painted until that drawing feels right, because the likeness lives in those few lines.
Then come the layers. The skin is built from greens and deep browns first, with the warm tones on top, so the face has depth before it has color. The red halo behind him was the last decision: a background that carries the feeling of the piece, so the portrait itself can stay quiet and dignified.