Vincent the Golden Retriever
05 December, 2007 Filed in: Dogs
This is Vincent:
I'm going to be painting him in his favorite spot, lying on the hardwood floor in his house with his family.
Here's my initial sketch:
Since this is a large portrait (24" x 36") and Vincent has complex coloring in his coat, I decided to start with his face and experiment with layering the colors, before painting in the rest of the body.
I'm going to be painting him in his favorite spot, lying on the hardwood floor in his house with his family.
Here's my initial sketch:
Since this is a large portrait (24" x 36") and Vincent has complex coloring in his coat, I decided to start with his face and experiment with layering the colors, before painting in the rest of the body.
I started with a rough underpainting of purple and orange, to map out his features. You can see the reference photo of his face taped up next to the painting on the canvas.
Next, I added in the dark areas of his eyes and nose, and started on the colors of his coat.
I added highlights of Zinc White to define the shine on his fur, and shadows of reddish brown around his ears and eyes. Here's my progress so far:
I still need to refine the colors of his coat a little bit to tone down a bit of the redness and build up more sheen. Next, I'll paint in the rest of his body.
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