Saturday, April 13, 2013

Top Tips On Dog Portrait Painting

By Camille Nicholson


One can find himself with the task of doing dog portrait painting. For most people, if it is the first time to have such an assignment, it will definitely be very challenging. This is because it takes several preparation steps and organization before starting the real task. It does not matter if one has to start to paint from scratch, this piece of work mentions the most effective steps that one can follow to succeed in this exercise.

Just like in any other exercise, that you would like to engage in, preparation is very important. This is to say, one has to prepare adequately before starting the actual sketching. As part of the preparation, you should gather all the equipment that is required. It is good to suggest for you a few tools here. You will need a sketching pencil, a canvas, pallet knife, brushes of different size as well as different types of paints. One is free to add to the list any other thing that might be required.

Before starting the actual process of painting, you will have to take several photos of your dog. This has to be done in a place that has enough light. If it is outdoors, do it where there are not shadows are they play towards hiding important details in the photos taken. On the other hand, indoors pictures should be taken under good lighting system. It is recommended that you use a quality camera. It will produce colored and quality pictures as well.

After doing this, you are good to go. Start by doing a mock-portrait from the photographs taken. This dummy is necessary as it acts as a guide towards making an art that resembles the dog. Since the background color also matters very much, take your time to choose the best. Go ahead and carefully sketch an image that is as accurate as possible. It should resemble your pet in almost all the features and shapes. When you start the actual process, paint in the direction of the fur.

Using a big brush, paint the sketch with an oil paint. This will be the initial under-cover layer that you have to wait until it dries out and then apply a thin layer of paint. This step is where one is required to match the portrait to the photos taken. Try to model the fur to resemble those of your dog.

At this point, use light paints to shape up how the fur appears. In the process of doing this, make a mixture of several colors to get a color that matches the dog. Give the fur a good shape and leave the work to dry up completely.

Before doing the final touches, try to make the portrait appear exactly as your pet. This is achieved through including all the details that you can see. This will make appealing and many will want to have a look at the final work.

The final step in doing dog portrait painting is to work on the edges, ears and eyes. They should be of the appropriate size and shape. All these steps would have produced a perfect work.




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