Thursday, August 27, 2009
levi the labradoodle - 18x24
This is my dog Levi. He's a labradoodle, is as scruffy as they come and is still very much a puppy! For this one, I thought it'd be fun to show the process.
1. First I had to get a decent picture of my dog, not as easy as it sounds:
WINNER!
2. Map out the painting:
3. Mix the colors (You betcha I held up my pallet to my dog to make sure the colors matched):
4. Slab on the colors with a pallet knife (quickly covers a lot of surface):
5. Levi's approval, very important
6. Choose a background color
7. Fill the background and flesh out the other colors
8. Add the detail and contrasting colors
Labels:
Artists,
California,
colorful,
dogs,
jennette ballas,
labradoodle,
oil painting,
pet,
portrait,
realistic,
scruffy
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I love seeing the step by step process of your paintings. I love your art. I miss seeing all the photos on your camera!
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