A little peek here of what's currently on the drawing board. I just had to paint the magnificent snow leopard I photographed at Marwell zoo on Monday and after much deliberation over which medium to use, I've decided to try something slightly different. This is with acrylics but on a piece of Murano pastel paper, using the reverse side which is smoother. I love the contrast between the icy blue paper, white and deep grey paint - having the blue paper also affects the tones of the paint when applied which is just what I wanted, that chilly feel to it.
The paper does tend to suck up the first layer of paint until the acrylics dry and seal it - not a problem, gives me time to think about my next brush stroke and correct any errors without too much effort. I'm back to using tiny brushes so this may take a while!
1 comment:
It's looking good already. I like your choice of paper. Works really well. xoxo
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