7/10/2023 0 Comments Dog portrait painterI also used a small amount of yellow ochre and cad red light in his eyes. White, black, ultramarine blue and burnt umber were used for the majority of the painting. What was nice about painting this dog portrait was that I could use a very limited palette. Another Finished Dog Portrait Using A Limited Palette If you look at the fur on top of his head, I have just a few brighter highlights to create the detailed texture. ![]() When painting realistic dog portraits, you don’t have to go for hyper-realism unless you want to. This can be a strategic way to create a focal point in your work. If you look closely, you can see that I kept the fur around the edges very abstract and only added sharper details in the eyes. Step 8 – Add Finishing Touchesīelow is the finished dog portrait. I also brightened up the eye on the right which I normally wouldn’t do, but it didn’t look right in the painting so I changed it. ![]() Mine isn’t on a sturdy surface, so you can see my reference photo looks a little distorted compared to my painting. The photo should be on a sturdy surface to prevent distortion. This allows me to use the sight-size method to check for differences and double-check measurements. In the photo above, you can see how I had my easel set up with the reference photo taped up right beside the painting. Using the sight-size method is very helpful for painting accurately. It’s hard to “defog” when white ends up everywhere. Once white gets on the canvas, it can potentially “fog up” all of your other colors if it gets mixed in. Always go for the darker values first and then build-up to the lighter values. In this step I get started with white, but I’m taking care to limit it as much as possible. For now, we’ll just stick with “dark to light” to keep things simple. However, there are always exceptions to the rule. This is a rule of thumb I follow most of the time. Blocking in the dark areas helps to see the form and values correctly. Now that I’ve gotten past my obsession to paint the eyes, I’ve continued on blocking in the dark areas of fur around the face. Step 5 – Start Layering In Values To Create Fur Texture This will give a glassy look to the eyes in the dog portrait. Then add in brighter highlights on top of that darker shade.
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