@brittanydixonart: You know by now how much I value the underpainting as a step in the portrait process. It helps us establish our values before working with colour, and getting those light & shadows right is a good step in the direction of achieving the illusion of a realistic 3D form 🎨 But here I wanted to show you the underpainting side-by-side with the first layer of paint. I hope it helps illustrate how I go on to build my painting over it. I can’t wait to continue work on gorgeous Jimbo! #artist #underpainting #oilapainting