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February 23, 2010

admin — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 16:18:13 +0000

Here is the finished painting.

I carefully added the lighter colors of the wolf to bring it to life. This was the most time consuming part. I used white and cream to stroke in the hairs of the coat and tail. I added white over the blue of the snow. Questions or comments? Please email me!

February 22, 2010

admin — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:29:14 +0000

This is stage 3 of our curled up wolf.I have continued to add more dark colors: black, sepia, blue, dark brown. The eyes are really glowing now and all thats left is to carefully add the lighter colors. Stay tuned for the finished picture.

February 17,2010

admin — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 15:11:52 +0000

This is Stage 2 of our wolf. I have begun to add the underlying colors of the fur. I have used lots of black, sepia, and warm browns. It is important to get the under colors dark enough so that when the lights are added they show up well. I also undercoated the snow with blue. I also added some purple tones around the eyes to add drama. Since purple is the complement of yellow it should help the eyes to glow.

February 4, 2010

admin — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 19:19:04 +0000

February 4, 2010

This is the first stage of a new painting of a wolf curled up in the snow. I started it on medium gray velour paper and used black hard pastel that I sharpened to draw the image. I also added the eyes. I like to do the eyes first because then the animal is looking at me while I paint. It gives the painting life from the beginning.

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admin — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 04:21:09 +0000

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