REMEMBER YOUR FURRY FRIENDS THIS CHRISTMAS !
Roxy
Roxy
Foster
Foster
Holiday Greetings everyone! I hope this finds you well and enjoying the
Christmas festivities. If you're new to my site and are reading my
Newsletter for the first time WELCOME!
Today we're continuing my portrait of Roxy and Foster. If you'd like to
catch up you can read my last Newsletter outlining the first step of
the process.
Completed Block-In
Completed Block-In
This is where we left off last time, the completed block-in stage. The
eyes were painted first then we established the underlying colors on
Roxy and Foster.
The second step, the Modeling stage is accomplished almost exclusively
with this special tool. An old chopped up flat brush. I notch out the
tip to create the fur pattern I'm looking for. The painting is
completely dry before I continue the modeling step.
Fur Brush
Fur Brush
Modeling 1 Reduced
Modeling 1
Modeling 2 Reduced
Modeling 2
For this step I use the dry brush technique. I use very little paint on
the brush and drag it along the painting surface. The dry surface and
minimal paint on the brush gives me the inconsistency in the thickness
and intensity of the brush strokes. I make sure the strokes are placed
in the direction the fur is laying.
In every step of my painting I push and pull my colors. This means I
alternate laying down a color and the one next to it to blend them
together.
Modeling 3 Reduced
Modeling 3
This is the final image in the Modeling stage. The areas of color
patterns have been established and I'm ready to begin laying in the
detail.
Final Detail
Final Detail
Final Reduced
Highlights
The detail stage is the most exciting because painting the finite
details of the animals really brings them to life. This includes
painting the whiskers, ear hair and subtle nuances of the fur. The
painting must be completely dry before this stage so I don't blend the
paint as the final details are being applied. During this stage I also
look closely at my reference to make sure my values and every other
aspects of the painting are correct.
The very final step of the detail stage is to glaze in the shadows and
highlights. I first determine the direction of the light source and
once the painting is dry, I mix a painting medium with the paint to
make it very thin and transparent. For the highlights I mix Yellow
Ochre and White and for the shadow areas I use Gray with a touch of
Alizarin Crimson. Painting the directional lighting brings a
'realistic' quality to the portrait.
Final Reduced
Final Painting
Roxy & Foster
I hope you've enjoyed learning a little bit about the process of
painting this portrait. It's a Christmas gift for Roxy and Foster's
young owner. I'm hopeful that she will enjoy this commemoration of her
sweet babies for years to come.
As always, if you have any comments or questions please share them. I
hope you will join me as I continue my journey of artistic discovery
and expression.
Merry Christmas everyone and remember that animals need love too!
Gabrielle
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