I've finished the oil sketch and am now working on the large painting. Here are some steps in the oil sketch.
The underdrawing, full of errors and what not:
It could have been better, but I fixed things. I forgot how long oil paints take to dry. I got fed up quickly. So, while I was waiting for the fatty whites to dry:
Much bettar! After I got the figures done, Matt, my professor told me that I need to nail the composition down more, and he was right. So I threw some shadows in, and then the idea for the background just came so easily. And now finished! With skyflowers:
I've the drawing roughly down on the large canvas, but I don't have a picture.
Now, I just need a large tube of Gamblin Terre Verte and I can start rolling on the painting!