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Author: Dave_(Iconoclast)_Dowbyhuz, Contributing Editor
_4th_head.JPG) | _head_detail.JPG) |
| I complete the other side of his face and the critical focal point eye. The shadow side of his face will have to come down in value, and the bright whiskers on the right side of his nose will also go in later, although I have already fussed in some of his eyebrow whiskers above the left eye already.
Note: You can see in the detail on the right how thin my paint is kept. |
_2nd_photo_eye.JPG) | _2nd_painted_eye.JPG) |
| The “eyes” have it.
In portraiture, yes, even animals, the essence of a successful capture radiates from the eyes. I toyed with the idea of having this hound look at the viewer, but decided against it. Instead, I went with that aloof, King of the Kennel look. The eye is truly a fascinating object to paint. The clarity, luminosity and light-refracting wetness of the orb are all qualities I wanted to achieve. On the left you see a detail of the photo, and on the right is my interpretation of the eye in the painting. |
| With both the head and expression captured I’m into the final stretch. I began to paint in the mass of his chest, varying my colors with bits of almost everything used so far.
| _1st_chest.JPG) |
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