This was posted
on The DPW painting Challenge on May 14th, and here is what we did in chronological order:
Babs
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Cat by Babs |
Looking back at the cat challenge I found painting with oils does make it difficult to bring out the cats whiskers, I must find out a way to work that one out, also found I painted the cat a bit too small. It was Fun to work with all the different colours of fur and getting the expression in the eyes.
It needed a bit more thought than I thought!
Babs
Jo
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Cat by Jo |
I don't have a cat of my own, so used the photo provided. I started with the general outline and made sure the angles were right. Needing a point to focus around, the eyes and nose were lightly indicated then I could leave the cat while I concentrated on the chair. Got out my new best friend - a mongoose filbert - and really enjoyed laying in the colour! Once dry back with a size 000 to heighten the individual strands of fur and whiskers and put the glint in her eyes. Then a tiny hint of vermillion for the ear, nose and mouth. Have to admit that getting the facial markings made me go cross-eyed but once the eyes start looking back you have to finish!
Jo
John
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Cat by John |
When I look at the final result of this cat painting it reminds me of the self portrait I did a few weeks ago, mouth partly open, eyes bulging, generally an expression of frustration, and that is what these challenges are , they push us into areas we don’t normally explore.
On this one I learned how to crawl in a sea of muddy paint and make some sense of it somehow.
The final painting looks better than the photo here- honestly!
John
All three paintings are 6x6 inches
All great paintings and so different as well.
ReplyDeleteAre these in oil or acrylic?
Babs & John= oil, Jo =acrylic
ReplyDeleteAll painted on board.