Jesse the Black Lab
07 May, 2008 Filed in: Dogs
I'm painting a portrait of Jesse, a black lab. I don't have a scanned copy of his photos, so I'll just show the finished portrait:
Black smooth haired dogs can be difficult to paint because of the low contrast of the fur. Jesse has a nice shiny coat so I was able to see his features well.
The steps of the portrait are after the jump.
Black smooth haired dogs can be difficult to paint because of the low contrast of the fur. Jesse has a nice shiny coat so I was able to see his features well.
The steps of the portrait are after the jump.
I started with a purple underpainting to map out Jesse's features, and added the green tennis ball. For the tennis ball, I mixed yellow, blue and white.
I used Carbon Black to begin painting in his coat. I painted quickly to keep the paint wet, and mixed Titanium white highlights into the black as I went.
I sharpened up the white highlights after they dried with the more transparent Zinc white. I used a dry brush to capture a bit of fur texture without making his fur look too long. I used a bit of Payne's Grey in the darkest areas of his coat.
The green background sets of his coat and tennis ball nicely. I used the same colors from the tennis ball mixture, shaded from dark to light.
I used Carbon Black to begin painting in his coat. I painted quickly to keep the paint wet, and mixed Titanium white highlights into the black as I went.
I sharpened up the white highlights after they dried with the more transparent Zinc white. I used a dry brush to capture a bit of fur texture without making his fur look too long. I used a bit of Payne's Grey in the darkest areas of his coat.
The green background sets of his coat and tennis ball nicely. I used the same colors from the tennis ball mixture, shaded from dark to light.
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