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Lauryn Hill Progress/Speed Painting

ms lauryn hill original painting

Summary

Original painting of singer/songwriter/rapper Lauryn (Noelle) Hill by Contemporary artist Bart Carels.

Title: ‘Ms. Lauryn Hill’
Artist: Bart Carels
Year: 2020

Process

Today I painted Ms. Lauryn Hill, in my opinion a fantastic singer and rapper with a really nice sound. to her voice. I continued with the black marker just like the previous painting of J. Cole (scroll down), but used a fineliner/ink pen for some details like the eyebrows and eyes. Her head wrap consists mostly of a bluish-turquoise color and the face has a lot of orangy-brown tones, which made me put the vermillion around her head. Works well I think.

At this point I blocked in the denim jacket. Kept it real loose, because I wanted to focus on her head. Then I started to put some color in the face (loved the blue highlight on the cheek/jawline. Next I filled most of the head wrap with color, not copying the exact pattern and shapes, but merely suggesting them roughly. I covered up the background with a mixture of blue tones and some orange and then I went on with adding details. That’s about it!

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Painting Specifications:

  • Just one in the world
  • Medium: Mixed Media on Paper (black markerand acrylic paint)
  • Dimensions: 24x32cm / 9×12 inches
  • Color Palette: Cyan | Magenta | Yellow | Black | White

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