(speed) painting a dog in acrylics

[turnipmulch]

Everytime you rest yer fingers on the panel i go EEEK! then remember your using Acrylic. arf

[alyradia]

Sorry, another question, from the point of view of an oil painter. About mixing paints, doesn't it get annoying having to remix the paints every time you come to work on the painting or do you have a method of keeping them wet? Thanks.

[alyradia]

How do you make the colours appear to blend together like with oils? Do you just use gradiating tones?

[dragoneca2]

Hi, You have a wonderful technique. How do you determine what color to use as an underpainting? I am new to painting animals in acrylics, and would like to know. Your a great artist/painter.

[10milesfromnowhere]

@dragoneca2 Thank you! Underpainting - doesn't really matter too much but it's handy if the color is 'close', for a dark 'top' layer I'd use a dark underpainting - I like an umber tint. For a light toplayer something in gray values might work. Lightblue for something cool, I've heard green works well for skin? I also use an underpainting so that the paint will stick better (much better than on raw canvas) and I can check dimensions before the 'real' thing starts.

[Andrekvit]

You forgot the other eye... or the other side of the face i'd say

[GrayWolf641]

cool!!

i wish i can paint like tht

but i cant,practice makes perfect =]

[nadiy123123]

Love it =D

[HannahNightingale]

adorable

[dizzydj311]

Nice Work!

[loryr405]

is that a dachshund?

[10milesfromnowhere]

Nope, not sure what is it though, bigger lab sized one.

[Snoozey123]

i'm pretty sure that its a flat-coated retriever, google it their just gorgeous dogs =)

[GhodaLadki]

This is awesome!!

I know you said the video took you 1 1/2 hours, but how long did the entire painting take?

[10milesfromnowhere]

Thanks! It's been a while, but I'm guessing around 50 hours.

[customanimalart]

gorgeous so far! I use pastels as I don't have the patience for mixing paint colors. =D

[10milesfromnowhere]

Thank you (same person, other account), I like pastels as well, but I don't always feeling like dealing with the dust, and I prefer paint for fine details, especially on smaller paper/canvas. (read: I suck at miniatures ;) )

[TheKillerBurrito]

Awesome!

[Dan0sss]

mooi hoor!