A niche market, I know.
But I thought you might like to know how I did it!!
You will need:
- Paint: I used System 3 acrylic paint in the following colours.
Mars Black, Titanium White, Flesh Tint, Buff Titanium,
Velvet Purple, Cadminium Red, Burnt Sienna, Rich Gold, Copper. - A variety of paintbrushes
- A couple of cocktail sticks (!)
- Masking tape
- Water
- Play mat
There is less of a defined way to do this.
But I will talk you through the steps I followed.
- Start with the dark areas first: I created a colour wash of greys and purples over the lemurs head and down his shoulders.
- Pick out areas of dark and light: using a cocktail stick and a repetitive motion. This is great for adding texture and making the lemur really fluffy.
- Block in key areas: First in a plain colour before adding detail.
- Use your cocktail stick to add detail and fine lines: Using copper paint in the eyes, and don’t forget to add a little white glint to bring them to life.
- Start capturing areas of shadow and light: Use your white paint to create fluffy legs and texture, scratch into the paint to create individual hairs.
- Continue to add detail: Using greys, purples, whites, flesh colours, capture areas of light and dark, build up layers to make it look more cuddly and fluffy .
- start on the tummy: The tummy looks softer and smoother, so put down the cocktail stick, building up layers with your paintbrush instead.
- The feet: Block in the main shape in a pale colour before being tempted to add detail. I found the feet really difficult to do to make them look three dimensional and realistic.
- Finish off the hand detail: Again, using your cocktail stick, draw on individual hairs on the feet, using greys and purples.
- Don’t be afraid to redo bits: I ended up repainting in the whole log, using more shading and toning to make it really stick out from the page. I then painted in the tail using black white and purple.
- Add texture and dimension to the tail: I felt the tail looked a bit flat so I added shades of blue and a lot more texture into it. VOILA!!
So, after 2 weeks of painting and preparing every day after work…
Mounting up to about 30 hours…
It is finished!!I give it to the girl at work next Monday when she is back from holiday and I am really excited.
Stay tuned for reactions!!
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