Today I am staring off a portrait of a little border terrier called Bramble.
I have sketched in the outline and positioned all the features. At this stage I would also sketch in the direction of the hair and also very importrantly the position of the eyes.
I then look at the cool and warm areas and block these in loosely.
After I have done this I look at where the darkest and lightest areas are and start to layer these over the colours I have just blocked in.
With this type of work you have to work in many layers slowly building the work up (almost like using thin glazes in oil painting) this will give real depth to the work, portraying the thickness and texture of the hair.
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Dog Portraits, Cat Portraits, Horse Portraits, Pet portraits, Animal Portraits.
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