This painting started as a digital drawing, based on an iPhone photo of a flamenco performance at El Farol, a popular Santa Fe bar & restaurant on Canyon Road.
I used Photoshop to sketch the dancer, and added color to the figure and part of the background, using some of Photoshop's painterly brushes. I then imported the file into Painter and used Painter brushes to finish the image, add color and texture.
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| Flamenco Passion at El Farol, 30 x 44. |
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| Detail, left side of flamenco dress. |
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| More detail. |
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| iPhone photo and original sketch. |
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| Revised sketch, stretched and distorted to add weight, movement, and visual impact. |
