Chris' greyhound, Cash, at age 10, is on her second life! \u00a0That's pretty good for a spooky grey, I'd say! \u00a0She had a bad reaction to routine shots, actually died, but was brought back to life - a modern-day miracle! \u00a0And, a gorgeous, blue-brindle gal, to boot.<\/p>\n Cash's portrait is painted on a canvas panel, which is a very big switch from the much smoother Aquabord panel I used on Red's portrait, right before this one. \u00a0The rougher texture was a nice change, though it makes getting good pictures tricky. \u00a0 Let's see how we got to stage: Done!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div> Starting with this reference photo ...<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div> Once my drawing was ready, I dove in with Payne's gray for the underpainting.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div> This is where I left it last night, with some serious tweaks, and lots of fine-tuning to do, but generally close. \u00a0Notice the lighting changes between this and the final version, especially on the right side of her face.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div> I cropped, played with the lighting a little, made the bed a little more luxurious, but removed the pattern that I felt would compete with Cash's subtle stripes.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>![\""Cash"](\"http:\/\/xans-art.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Cash-D1.jpg\")
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8\" x 10\"
acrylic on canvas panel
\u00a9 Xan Blackburn<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<\/a><\/a>
stage 1<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<\/a>
almost there ...<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<\/a>