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05-13-2012, 09:54 AM
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Cougars on the brain
Morning.
It's taken me a couple of hours to paint this. Oil on Fredrick's pregessoed canvas. This is about a 4x4"
I'm just practicing getting ready to go to the conservation department to paint from real life. I want to be able to capture the cougar they've got on canvas and have it look something like a cougar.
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05-13-2012, 10:53 AM
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Re: Cougars on the brain
He looks intense, Donald! I can't wait to see the version from the display. Good luck and have fun!
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Re: Cougars on the brain
Great job of capturing mt lion on such small scale. Nice on, Donald.
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05-13-2012, 04:34 PM
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Re: Cougars on the brain
Lisa and Ron - Thanks!
Donald
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05-13-2012, 07:11 PM
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Re: Cougars on the brain
A mighty beast is he. Don, this one sings a very big "Meow"!
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05-13-2012, 11:30 PM
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Re: Cougars on the brain
Very nice! I love the almost monochromatic feel of it! And I certainly can appreciate that this guy is only 4x4!
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05-13-2012, 11:32 PM
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Re: Cougars on the brain
Now that is up close and personal! You really got a great feel to this piece, and the cougar is gorgeous and looks dangerous. Well done!
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05-14-2012, 01:00 AM
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Re: Cougars on the brain
Nice painting!
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05-14-2012, 07:03 AM
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Re: Cougars on the brain
Kay - Thank you for the nice comment.
Sean - I layed in the basic colors with a #4 flat, then used smaller rounds to finish him off. I'm going to have to order a new script liner. I didn't get the results I was after on his whiskers.
Jenna - Thanks! Up close was what I was after.
Lola - Thank you for looking and commenting!
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05-15-2012, 07:27 PM
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Re: Cougars on the brain
Perfect coloration, Donald! You might also try a palette knife for those very thin strokes like on whiskers. You sometimes have to come back and modify one edge, but you can get some sharp crisp lines and still have it 'painterly" that way.!
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05-15-2012, 10:00 PM
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Re: Cougars on the brain
Wow.. Good start on getting it to look more to life!!
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05-16-2012, 07:14 AM
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Re: Cougars on the brain
Deb - I need to use the pallet knife more. I tend to use it just for mixing paint. I forget that it will make nice straight lines.
Catherine - Thanks, but it is finished. It was just a practice piece to help get me ready to paint one from life, plien air, probably with people watching EEK!
Donald
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