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Religious Procession by Cvramana

Reader Submissions: October 2010 Painting Project: In the Style of LS Lowry

From cvramana

 Religious Procession by Cvramana

Religious Procession

Title and Medium

Procession of god idols.

Artist's Statement

When the procession of god idol comes on the streets all the people offer their offerings. A festivity appears with music, children running on the streets. The chariot is decorated and people looking from their balconies.

Lessons Learned

  • Adding too many figures not resembling the same is difficult and needs lot of imagination.

Marion Boddy-Evans, Painting Guide, says:

One way to gather ideas for a lot of different poses is to use a small sketchbook and spend some time watching a crowd of people, even a small group, or working from photos. Use a pen or pencil to quickly put down a pose, don't aim for detail. Even something as simple as just a line for each leg and arm, the angle of the body, and the head, will provide you with ideas when you later sit down to paint.

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