This is my first border terrier portrait and what a gorgeous one she is. I went to photograph Lucy for this so her sweet character is what I really want to capture.
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The finished painting, pastel on velour, 12″x16″ |
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My sketch transferred onto the velour and a shot of my desk setup |
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Starting to layer up the background. I want to create a plain background but incorporate the rug Lucy was photographed on. |
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I use some pastel pencils for small detail around eyes but most of the colour is applied with larger soft Unison pastels. |
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You can see a violet grey pastel I’ve broken in half to get sharp edges. Every shard of a pastel gets used so I’ve no problems in breaking them when I need better edges. |
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A shot showing my reference photo. My final highlights on Lucy will bring out her brightest areas. I constantly go back and darken the darkest areas and re-highlight the brightest areas. |
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Close up of Lucy’s face finished. |
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