For a lot of us, our pets become almost our children. The way we love and take care of them means a lot to us. I was asked to paint a special portrait for some friends of mine so here are some progress pics. This is their Australian Sheppard. A very beautiful fluffy dog. Their Rottweiler is a gentle giant. A small wiener dog with wire hair has the cutest little tuft of fur on his head. This lop-eared bunny has gone through some tough times but was a cherished member of the family. Here they are all together, one big happy family. This picture is far from the finished product, but I wanted to give you an idea of what's coming. Hope you enjoyed seeing the progress of this project. Stay tuned for more updates!
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I started a new small painting, just to get back into the swing of things. Here's a closeup of a quarter horse. I love the richness of it's brown coat. Here it is a little further along. I've added more detail and layers, but still more to go! Even more detail here, and more light. I plan on adding more precision to the bridal and also to the veins in his face. I saw this cute little fawn at Park Omega and I just had to paint her. I decided the background wasn't working, so I changed it almost completely to something more natural. I'm not quite done yet, but I've made more headway than this last picture. I'll post it on the front page when it's ready, but I'm pretty happy with how it's turning out. Any suggestions for a title?
I was at the Kanata Civic Art Gallery today for the new artists reception. We welcomed 6 new artists. It was a great turnout. Check out some pictures from the event. Welcome back! In part 3 of this series, you can see that I've added a lot more detail to the eye. I do this in layers, adding the lines you can see in the iris and then going over it with more colour and shading. I've painted shapes and trenches of the eyelid and used the same multiple layers technique. You can also see that I'm blocking in the scales underneath the eye with white so that the colours won't get lost in the dark background. The scales to the left of the eye are starting to have more substance and depth to them. There are many many scales in this painting. The key to making them look realistic is to have them follow the wrinkles and curves of the reptile. They have a pattern to them and it almost looks like chainmail. Getting closer to done in this picture, but still not quite there. I've added additional scales and painted layers over them all more than once. I've also scumbled some Payne's gray into the crevices to give the reptile some shadows and bring her to life. The nose has some highlights, making it pop against the dramatic black background, which is why I decided to go for the darker background in this case.
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ALLEZ DANS LES COULISSES
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