by Carol on 7/24/2009 12:17:51 PM
1st layer of pastel
Where to begin when dealing with a very round design? Dylan is a tri-colored Corgi and when I captured him in this photograph, I was not aware of how round he would look. I decided to go ahead despite the art "rule" that says to avoid a large round shape and especially when it is essentially in the middle of the painting. I did break the circle a little by taking the top of his head further up the page and tilting him slightly. His nose, the prominent feature, is off center as well.
After a sketch and tranferring that on pastel paper, I layered in the large shapes of the painting. As I usually do, the warm colors indicate where the light is hitting him and the cool colors indicate the opposite. All the books tell me to paint the eyes black first. I do not like to use black, but since I am practicing I decided to follow what I had been reading.
Does this first step make sense to you?
...to be continued.
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