Wepse model as reference

Adam’s World has recently become worldwide distributor of Wespe scale models. I will use these models as reference for a series of paintings.

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The first painting features the Bugatti T51 Grand Prix, I took a lot of photos fram various points of view.

I made some sketches, to get a feel for the form of the car. Although I really love the view from the back and above, I ultimately chose a more conventional point of view. The side view gave me the room I needed for some atmospheric background.

I’ve painted with acrylics on a canvas, sized 100×100 cm. From the moment I saw the scale model’s blue color, I wanted to surround it with orange, red and yellow colors. That’s why I chose to surround the car with a sunset scene. The warm colors provide a nice contrast to the blue car.

To make the orange colors stand out, I primed my canvas with blue gesso.

The next day, when the gesso was completely dry, I started to transfer the sketch to my canvas. I only used raw umber for the sketch. I only use big sized brushes, that way I don’t get tempted to get in the details too early.

When the sketch is roughly completed, I block in large color plains. It’s a base on which I can continue to work on from now on.

The more the painting advances, the more I get into the details of colors and form. I start using smaller sized brushes.