Monday, March 25, 2013

These photos are not the same quality as the original
painting, as they  are taken under a lamp. The finished painting
 shows the right colours.

FIRST VERSION
This is the (unfinished) first quick tryout:


 
His eyes isn´t finished, and the nose is going to be 
alot darker too! I also think of doing something
 about his back because it´s too blue.

I didn´t have the patience to make this completely ready before starting with the Arches. We´ll see how it goes! But I think it´s easier with the second drawing. It feels as if you get the sizes more acurate. I was surprised that I thought the eyes being pretty easy to draw. They are not at all like drawing a human eye. I have never drawn a dog before in my whole life, atleast what I can remember. We´ll see if it will look like a dog or if it will end up looking like something else peculiar. It may end in disaster! But if it does; it has been fun along the way! On this tryout I mixed the two colours for the background area BEFORE putting it on the DRY paper. Differently than I did on the Arches paper. I thought it would be prettier with an optic mix of the colours. 
So you see; even if the tryout isn´t finished competely, I have still learnt something from doing it. But I wount throw it away. No no. I will finish that one too, soon enough!

This WIP is  to be continued! 
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 SECOND VERSION
This is the (unfinished) second tryout on more expensive paper: 
Arches 185 gr. fine cold pressed.


  After a first tryout on another cheaper paper; I drew out the first quick outlines on a peace of Arches fine, cold pressed paper, 185 gr. I was amazed that it was so easy both to draw and to rub off from this paper. It is soft so I figured that it would be difficult, but no, it wasn´t!







Then I wet the entire background and put on some permanent rose and let it dry.













Again I wet the entire background and put on some Frensch Ultramarine on top, a bit more on the left side to make that side a bit darker.
The light is reflected in the wet paper. So the photo is not very good.




This WIP is to be continued. Wellcome back for more!



4 comments:

  1. Interesting to see the picture developing, Catharina.

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  2. love the drawing through to other stages... I have only attempted a dog once and they are tough, especially the eyes but i think you have handled this one awesomely...xx

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  3. Thanks Trace. He looks like a dog, so I´m pleased too :)

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  4. Thanks Trace. He looks like a dog, so I´m pleased too :)

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