I'm currently working on a commission of a sweet kitty named Molly. Unfortunately, Molly has been under the weather so she isn't feeling too perky. I spent some time with Molly and tried to get as many photos as I could and then presented the owner with a selection of choices for the portrait.
I started by glazing my canvas with a light pink background using acrylic paint. The pink will shine through the final painting and give it a nice glow and a cohesiveness that is otherwise hard to achieve.
I then stretch rubber bands across the pain
ting to create a grid so that I can accurately transfer my reference photo to the canvas. I use my tablet to display my reference photo which is incredibly handy since I can enlarge an area to get a closer look.
You may notice in the color photo of Molly (see below), there is a blank gray area above her head. I adde
d this space so that I could straighten out her ears and give a little breathing room at the top.
Whenever I work on a commission, I really take my time. I will start rendering Molly's eyes and nose since they are the most critical elements. Hopefully I'll have an update to share very soon!
2 comments:
I love Mollie's Barn and the hint of using the rubber bands for the grid is great.
Im glad to see someone else who grids before they paint! You did a great job finishing the project :)
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