Project #2272: Portrait of Mixed Asian-Brazilian Guy at the Beach
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6. Project 2272: The Painting is Finished
December 23, 2025
The painting is complete, and it’s been titled “Mixto Quente”! Thanks for following its creation process. The finished work has just been added to the Collector Preview Gallery. As a subscriber to the Simonson website you have access to this gallery and the option to purchase this new work–-just click on the button below.
5. Project #2272: Fourth and Final Painting Session
December 22, 2025
In this final session, I add finishing touches to the face, paying special attention to the subtleties of the dappled light, and finish the blurry palm fronds and sand and sea of the background. And the painting is finished!
4. Project #2272: Third Painting Session
December 19, 2025
In this third session, I mostly work on the background–the trees, sky, sand and sea.
3. Project #2272: Second Painting Session
December 17, 2025
The second session was focused mostly on beginning to capture the dappled-light effect on the face.
2. Project #2272: First Painting Session
December 16, 2025
In the first painting session, after transferring the image to canvas with pencil, I covered it with an acrylic wash. Once that was dry, I started adding color. I started with the darkest darks in the head, then added some color for the sky and the sand behind the figure–I like to start blocking in color with the darkest and largeste areas of color.
1. Project #2272: Portrait of Mixed Asian-Brazilian Guy at the Beach
December 15, 2025
Lots of experimentation in Artistly gave me a bunch of handsome Brazilian guys, but this one who looks part-Asian was my favorite. I liked him so much I decided to do a painting from this image. As you can see here, I’ve tweaked it in Photoshop as usual, to convert the image into an easier-to-paint reference. I’ll work from both images as I paint. Next: I’ll transfer the image to canvas, then cover it with an acrylic wash–then begin adding color.