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| ‘Summer Meadow’ 14″x18″ pastel on velour |
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| With my hare drawn onto the velour I’ve blocked in the background by adding large areas of darks and blending the lights on top. The foreground I’ve added a rough under layer which will shine through the lighter colours when I get that far. I like to get some darks really scrubbed into the paper and sprayed with hairspray before adding more pastel to the paper. |
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| I love the effect of the bokeh background as it really makes the subject stand out. I use a paper stump to drag small hairs out over the background. |
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| I’ll then start working my way down the body |
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| This shows how I build the fur up from darkest to lightest and by always following the grain of the fur and the direction it flows it gives a real sense of the body shape underneath. When the hare is done I’ll make sure some of the foreground grass comes up in front of him so he looks like he’s stood in the middle of it. |
Thank you so much dear Emma for this interesting tips to paint on velour here and on FB!!!
Your hare is wonderful!
Best regards, Christina
Thank you Christina for visiting. Please call back as the blog is pretty new and I'm adding to it all the time. I'm glad you thought it was helpful. Best wishes, Emma 🙂