by Carol McIntyre on 10/1/2009 11:03:50 AM
After I applied the first layer of background colors, I started giving Curly some colors. Because he is a black horse with brown and red under tones, I decided to start with the browns first; these will act as an underpainting. More colors have been added to the background. I am not sure how I will treat these colors, but I like the energy. Right now they compete for attention with Curly, so I know I will have to calm them down.
The halter remains red from that first layer of red paint. To do this, I did what we call 'negative' painting, which means that I painted around the shape of the halter. There is not much dimension yet in the painting, but that will come soon. I did not paint any colors for Curly's mane yet, because I was not yet sure how I wanted to treat that area. There are a couple of decisions I have to make, because I want to maintain some of that yummy red for his mane. The paint strokes for his eye are there just to give me the eye's location. It will not look like a mask when I am finished. 
Do you see Curly evolving now? I have several layers of paint to go, so you will see various evolutions. Hopefully you are enjoying seeing the developments.
...to be continued.
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