I practiced a horse, using the ideal Quarter Horse that was painted by Orren Mixer. The American Quarter Horse Association commissioned it. Six other breed associations also commissioned him to paint their ideal horse breed! Ideal, as in the perfect conformation for that breed. This is oil over acrylic.
Tag: Acrylic
Open tulips
This is what I’ve been working on: If it’s incredibly bright pink, the monitor isn’t showing it well. I’ve read somewhere that quinacridone pigments don’t photograph well. The flowers are really a more subdued magenta.This is on eucalyptus hardboard MDF. It’s rather large, which is unfortunate, because I got extreme fatigue. Turns out I have… Continue reading Open tulips
Practice freckles
Practice on cardboard — in a dimly lit room. When I brought it into good lighting, I saw all the “dirt” instead of shadows, etc. But, it’s practice, so I didn’t care. I looked at this reference photo: https://www.pikrepo.com/fthqk/boy-s-facebut didn’t try to get an exact likeness.That’s such a cute kid. I love freckles.Of all the… Continue reading Practice freckles
Cheap paper
The paper is a Bienfang spiral pad of 40 sheets of mixed media paper, 9in. x 12in., 90 lb./146gsm. It costs around 16 pennies per sheet (U.S.). It’s really flimsy, but I brushed some matte medium onto it and that stiffened it. Enough so that I was able to practice on it. Actually, it’s flat… Continue reading Cheap paper
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