Approx 2 hours later…
The longer fur around his forehead is proving tricky on such a small scale. I think I will try the next one on A3 paper so I can get more detail in. This drawing is just on some bog standard A4 paper from ‘Smiths.
You can see my reference photo Here.
I’m currently working on a drawing of my dog Toby. He’s a Japanese Spitz, so he’s pure white with striking black eyes…the fur will be a real challenge…he’s how far I’ve got:
Anyone who’s been in our lounge will know there are not many paintings on the walls…this is soon to change! I spotted a photo of the surface of the sun in an Astronomy book and thought it would make a colourful and abstract painting to brighten up one of the walls. What I didn’t realize was how boring it would be to paint all the little round “bubbles”. Attempts at progress such as “10 bubbles a day, might finally get there in a year” have failed. I’m currently blitzing an area each weekend…and slowly getting there.
I’ve been using Winsor and Newton’s water soluble oils (didn’t even know there was such a thing!) as I hate the smell of Turps. They seem to work fine, but I don’t have a greal deal of experience with regular “anti-water” oils to notice the difference really.
The original photo that I’m working from is courtesy of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.
