Hi all
Here is a bit more on Lola, although progress is slow due to me struggling a bit with getting her colours/tones right, but so far I am reasonably happy with it. I am still using the same colours but will be adding some Caput Mortuum, Venetian Red, and a bit of Rosy Beige to get those colours around her chops.
I do have six other pictures on the go as well, and work a bit on each on as I go along, as I find this method works quite well for me, and all are dogs taken from my own reference photos which I am trying to use all the time now, as I have quite a library of various breeds/mixes. The one thing I am lacking is photos of Wildlife as I don't often get the chance to photo these and then I will look for some in photo resources like Morguefile, but always ask the photographer first if I can use it, and for the most part they are quite agreeable.
It is also the Bank Holiday weekend here in the UK, so a time to have a bit of R and R, but not for me as I have a pile of ironing the needs doing, a lawn that needs cutting and a car that needs washing !
Lola is marvelous already! I love the eyes. How many works-in-progress do you have going at one time? I've never worked on more than one piece at a time, but this time I've got two very different paintings going at the same time, and I'm enjoying having a choice when I sit down at my drawing table. Is that how you feel about it?
ReplyDeleteOh! I used a satin-finish spray fixative on my graphite portraits. It worked perfectly! Thank you!
The eyes look wonderful and full of life. I am looking forward to see this progress, and your coming wip's, as you mentioned in your other blog post. :o)
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