Some of you might be aware of the big holiday season of joy and gifting going on here in the states, and elsewhere, I’m told. Yeah. That one. Well, what do artists without tons of ready cash do for gifts? ART! If you happen to have grandkids (or grand nieces), it might be really fun! … Read More “What’s the Hold Up???”
Bella! What a funny picture! This is going to take some imagination, and some help from photoshop to find some detail in the lower half of her face, but the pose is too funny to waste. I can’t wait to get started. I hope you’ll follow along with the progress! First things first, though. Gotta … Read More “Portrait Marathon: Bella is up next”
I’ll sleep on it, but I think Morgan is pretty much done. Mostly. Thoughts? Dinner time in Blackburnia! 😀
Colorful, eh? So, the background is filling in, and there’s some color going in on Morgan herself. I sort of forgot her ears in the darks-phase, duh, so that’s going in here, too. I’m surprised how hard it is to see here, but there’s a lot of blue in her muzzle and around her eyes. … Read More “Portrait Marathon: Morgan Progress 2”
*Pant! Pant!* These marathons! Obviously, I’m slowing down, eh? 😛 None the less, Morgan is up, and she’s LOVELY. Her owner says she’s super alert, “always on patrol”. Lookit those ears! I guess so, huh? So, you can see I have a pretty active jaggy line in the background. Hopefully, the background will accent her … Read More “Portrait Marathon update: Morgan progress”
Christine’s Hamilton is all done! What an alert, but peaceful gaze. The lupine-filled background is rich as a tapestry, but I hope it doesn’t compete with Ham’s delicate coloring and brindle markings. Below is a detail view of the same area I gave you last time for comparison. Hamilton’s portrait is my first whippet. How … Read More “Portrait Marathon update: Hamilton DONE”
Christine’s Hamilton is coming along nicely. The original reference photo had a lot of detail, which is good, but it was taken in low light, with no real shadows. Maybe a very cloudy wintery day? Anyway, the light was cold, and it was hard to see his golden fawn patches. At my request, she sent … Read More “Portrait Marathon update: Hamilton progress 1”
Yeah. I should never post these until I’ve slept on them. Looking at the portrait this morning, I felt the background was too busy, and too yellow, that it competed with Tiger’s gold and busy self. H agreed, so I softened up the daubed background, and cooled it down, with some washes of warm and … Read More “Tiger: Done, only more so!”
Tiger is all done! Thing P did get back today (see my last post to make sense of that), thank goodness! It and I went back and forth, lighter and darker, cooler and warmer, working nearly entirely on the stripes for several hours (whew!!) The colors in real life are more complicated and intense than … Read More “Portrait Marathon: Tiger is DONE”
Edging towards completion. I love the brindles, don’t get me wrong, but sheesh! SO much WORK! LOL! And, like Tiger’s mouth-frills, his stripes are also very distinct, which means, of course, no fudge-factor. They are also the main source of information about his shape in this picture. There are very few actual shadows, so the … Read More “portrait Marathon: TIGER progress 2”
