by Carol on 8/7/2009 10:43:22 AM
Further developing Dylan's character & fur
Dylan needs a nose job! It's official and Dylan's owner confirmed it, but the doctor - that would be me the artist - is not going to operate. Apparently in reality Dylan's nose is only about 1.5 times the size of his eye, so the camera really did alter him. This is a great example of how we can be misled my the lens of the camera.
Despite his charming nose, I continued to apply more layers of pastel by further defining the directions of his fur and giving colors more depth. I often use color opposites - oranges and blues in this situation - for darker areas versus the actual colors of gray or black because I believe that mixing colors is more interesting for the viewer. Black is rarely seen in my paintings, hence you will see very dark purples, blues, browns and sometimes magentas instead of black. Dylan's eyes, however, were first layered with a black and here I have added a reddish brown for the next layer in his eyes.
While painting, I keep thinking about how I want to portray Dylan so he looks like he is saying, "Mom, can I have my treat now?"
So would you have given Dylan a nose job
...to be continued.
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