Matwes
The Analog Kid
Dont get disheartened by it, learn from it.
I'm learning the whole time, and I love it. This place is absolutely fab, all the friendly and supportive people here really boost my confidence and keep on pushing me forward.
Dont get disheartened by it, learn from it.
I'm learning the whole time, and I love it. This place is absolutely fab, all the friendly and supportive people here really boost my confidence and keep on pushing me forward.
Thank you very much, I stand humbled.
I will do it again as soon as I get my proper ab-paper. I will try to perfect it and I have learnt a lot from trying.
Painting this portrait has a lot om emotions involved. The beautiful dog in the photo is my late Rottweiler, named Cilla. I had to put her to sleep two days before her tenth birthday last october. She was suffering from bone cancer and was in a lot of pain, there was nothing the vet could do to help. I miss her so..
Nice job! Looks great! Try starting to put ion your fur texture early in the painting. Start with a very light base to map in the hair direction with the pencil eraser. Then knock it back with a transparent wash or a very over reduced mix. Repeat the same process to build the depth in the hair for a few layers. Once you get the depth to where you want it then you can use scratching to bring out the highlight hairs and give it a more realistic look.
As you see in your pic, you can see through to the base and it looks like hairs are just laying there. After a few more layers you wont have that look cause you will be building the depth up and filling in the empty spots. Also remember to stagger the eraser strokes for the fur and try not to go over the same ones. This will also help you with the depth cause thats what creates the illusion of fur. Hopes this helps and hope to see your next go at it!