“Wooly Bully” started with a simple outline with thinned Golden Open acrylic.
I then added warm colorful shadows as a base coat.
Next I painted around the nose and eyes.
The liner brush helps add some pretty eyelashes and texture.
Wool on top of the sheep’s head was added with white paint- it shows up on the base coat I painted earlier.
Oh STOP! It just isn’t turning out like I planned! I really didn’t like my sheep’s face and nose so I waited
And waited
And waited
Finally, after more research, I grabbed a brush and my paint palette and gave “Wooly Bully” a face lift! Oh if I could paint my OWN face lift!!!
I wanted to show that even though some of you think that I make it look so easy to paint something beautiful, sometimes it just doesn’t work out, but I tried to make the best of it.
Hmmm….. Kind of like real life wouldn’t you agree?
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Wooly Bully mini tutorial
Posted in tutorial, tagged acrylic, lamb, painting, Sheep on March 8, 2013| 5 Comments »
Mad Cow #1
Posted in tutorial, tagged abstract, Cow on March 7, 2013| 10 Comments »
I’ve gone mad!! Well not really, I’m just trying to broaden my artist skills. I am enjoying my art journey as my eyes and heart are open to all kinds of art. Strathmore 2013 online Workshop Series Abstract Fine Art Painting with Robert Joyner is my latest soul food- and the class is FREE…now that is amazing!
This is a brand new style and technique that I am exploring, not the pretty little bunnies here. Please take a visual journey with me. Thanks for looking.
Bunny painting tutorial
Posted in Art, Musings, tutorial, tagged bunny, Easter, painting, rabbit on February 28, 2013| 9 Comments »
I hope you will enjoy this little bunny rabbit tutorial. I used Golden Open Acrylic paint but this can also be done with oil paints.
Would love to hear from you- have a great weekend!
1. Start outlining the bunny with thin paint
2. Begin blocking in shadows with pinks and purples
3. Shape up eyes with a smaller brush, I researched and studied several eyes first
4. Take time to mix a rich black, I used sap green, ultramarine blue and alizarin crimson ( or mix 3-4 of your darkest colors …..but don’t use black, mix your black, it is well worth the effort)
5. Paint dark black in the background-I wanted a strong contrast and thought the black would contrast with the white bunny
6, Add a layer of neutral creamy beige over the first layer of purple shadows
7. Mix a pretty light blue to accent and create more depth in the shadows
8. Use a nice liner brush to add that thin rabbit hair texture
9. “George”
“Painting is not for sissies”-Ksbunn