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Dog
Paintings
The
art of Dog Paintings become one of the most interesting subject
in animal paintings, perhaps the men's best friend becomes
a family member and includes their portrait in any particular
interior designs. The different kinds of breeds fascinate
us with their lovable and funny looks. Painting a dog is a
easy, just to consider anatomy background, proportion, color
and hair direction. The best way is to practice observation,
you will develop your insight to this friendly creature. From
my experienced in dog shows, dog owners become my client and
with the great demands I have to be precise for each painting.
Oil paintings needs a several layers to achieve one piece,
so I established my own procedure to speed it up and painted
them in an easy way.
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Dog
Painting
Easy Oil Painting Techniques
by
April
25, 2007
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I
simply use an ordinary HB graphite pencil, placing details in the
precise position. I did some grays to have some volumes. I spayed
a thin layer of fixative to protect the drawing from smudging and
not to be mix in the colors of the later stage. |
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The
color of the dog is series gradation of yellow ochre and this color
was applied to become the toned ground, I used acrylic and applied
with sponge and dilute with water and so the pores of the canvas will
closed, dry it with hair dryer to speed it up the process. Apply for
the second time enough to see the sketched, if the sketched is opaquely
covered, wiped immediately with rugs. |
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At
this stage, oil painting begins. I start filling the darkest tone
and block all the possible heavy toned areas especially in the corners. |
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After
the darkest area, now I immediately rendered the highlight and intensity
of lighted area.
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At
this stage, I start playing with shades and shadows, add different
tone density and the local color of the main subject, foreground
descending to background. I filled all the areas and let dry to
prepare for the next session. I used paint thinner as a solvent
and quickly dries the applied oil paints.
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Final
Stage
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Last
stage, this time I start to the background completing the details,
shadows and cast shadows and continue detailing towards the foreground.
Sometimes I used the lost and found method, completing the details
in the lighted part and lost the details in the shadowed areas,
'will look more mysterious. The more you glazed and overpainting
on top of each color, the more the definition of each details. My
last glazed of color is a series of toned browns, thinned with more
linseed oil (or with Japan dryer - a day or two, the paint dries
quickly), to each local color, this method will completely harmonized
each color (including the darkest paint), it will solidify the looks
of the whole painting. I wait until it fully dries and applied gloss
varnish, the colors will look more defined and vivid, don't forget
to sign your painting.
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