Sir Basset
12 x 9, pastel
Love basset hounds, those sad eyes and droopy ears. I have been wanting to paint this guy since I saw him at a Farmers' Market. He had a buddy (another basset) but he just wouldn't cooperate with the camera.
I took a hint from Rita Kirkman and under painted the non-white areas of the dog with Azo Gold acrylic paint (diluted). You can see it peeking through on the body, ears and head. I tried really hard not to go heavy with the pastel and leave it showing through. Thanks, Rita. Without the under painting, I don't think I could have covered the Wallis white paper without using heavy pastel . You can see below that with the layers of gold acrylic, I had a head start on completing the painting.
I also added green and violet in the white shadows--who knew! What they say holds true--value is more important than color! If the value is correct, almost any color will work and it is way more interesting than gray!!!
Oh, Denise, you nailed it! Look at those chubby little legs and feet. Perfect...love it!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Meredith! I had a good model.
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