Puppies
Hi all, Firstly I would like to thank everyone for their kind comments, it means alot to me and more so as an artist, as we do like to know what other artists/people think about our work.
Okey dokey on to my next subject. I have in the past blogged about working on a series of pictures, and this has resurfaced again. I did start on a series of Big Cats last year, and got as far as completing two only, finding that I was not really happy as to where they were going....by that I mean I felt they needed more than just a head pic. I really like the idea alot of doing a series of pictures, all the same size, interrelated but different, and my subject matter that has got me obsessed at the moment is puppies....lots of them. As you can see in the current picture I have two in a basket (reference photo from a friend), but I have made some changes, by doing a different style of basket/bucket, and by adding in the ribbon. At the moment this is coming along quite well, my only gripe is the back/foreground...this is where I fall down every time, because it is my weakest point. So what do I do, add in something extra or just put in some background colour as in the Jack Russell pup...what do you think...all thoughts welcome ?
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the puppies look good. their fur is really well done. I would maybe change the background colour you have down now as it really blends in with the basket colour. you might not need a background colour for the puppies, the white works well.
While I think it might need a little background, I don't think it needs much. What about a light vignette and not a full nor detailed background?
These are soooooo cute and so well done!
backgrounds are a nightmare, I spend ages working on a portrait and it is perfect, then the background issue looms, do you leave it plaing so as not to take away from the portrait? Sometimes it leaves a piece unfinished or do you go the whole hog and add a full background? Obviously the client will choose but for your own personal pieces it is difficult, there is no set answer that I've found, just know you are not alone with this problem!!!
Awesome work on these!! Very cute. I especially like the first one!
I love them both... cute as. Beautiful work.
These are gorgeous! definite Christmas appeal
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