-Greg Manchess





Stages of Resolution 1, detail





Notice the myriad of edges contrasting each other while defining the forms...

Here, the edge of the shadow and light on the calf is the sharpest line in this detail...

The cloud edges serve as soft background for the sharper foreground figure edges...

How many lost edges can you find in this detail?

The poles of the railroad crossing structure must not dominate the entire painting by being too sharp...

The shirt had tons of folds in it...I knocked them back, and only picked a few to accent...

Shadows on a rainy street in this detail...talk about a nightmare, but edge control can communicate wet concrete reflecting light....

Edges here vary back and forth, but the color pops the edges as well...

The raggedy flat edges of the hair contrast against the smoother strokes of the skin....

One thin edged calf and one thick...push the color on these edges....also study the light edges in #3 above...

Different tools give different edges....

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After a quick application of pigment with a palette knife, one brush did all of this work.



Updated from the original post, April 1, 2015.

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