Tintype Commission Projection

This past week I've spent my time after work constructing, wrapping, and gessoing a canvas for a commission that I received.  The commission is an oil portrait of the patron's grandmother's grandmother and the source image is a 19th century tintype of which I was provided a scanned print.

After I believe 8 coats of gesso, a final wash of gesso/Burnt Sienna tint, and a little light sanding, my canvas was ready for projection.  I used my standard projection pigment of acrylic Ultramarine Blue to establish the composition's forms and values and applied a final dark wash to the background to create a more Baroque light quality.