I've been working on this large 36x60 painting, which is the largest oil piece I've done to date, and when I was working on the underpainting I decided that some of the grays I was using were too dull, even if I was going to eventually paint all over them. Before:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9xtQJiZrFaspNSXX9fNfavJPVAgP5WKH69XOSS-XakMxgVjCcbTZx3nrStBI84TLqMqEThFGOYxVVnPf0XoHly1eIHwaRacyE26ZB_7JiWm3XMqJe-gW8T2fYhCVKsQ4JA3FK0GjEVcY/s288/iphone_photo.jpg)
After, with some much stronger red and blue thrown on there:
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You can see that I had already added some of the top layers when I went back and made this adjustment.
The other thing going on with this piece is that I'm new to working with such a large size, so I've kept it as simple as possible. That way I could focus on adjusting to the size without getting distracted by conceptual decisions.
Check back tomorrow for a photo of the finished piece.
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