(speed) painting a dog in acrylics

Part of me painting a dog in acrylics. Most of it sped up 2x or 4x.
(this 10 minute video really took 1.5 hours)
Size: 30x40cm.

Make sure to enable annotations and so on for the info I added on the materials I used.

Oh, for those complaining about the grain: I "will paint for HD camera" ;D!

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[TheKillerBurrito]

Awesome!

[GrayWolf641]

cool!!

i wish i can paint like tht

but i cant,practice makes perfect =]

[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?

[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.

[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.

[Andrekvit]

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

[Snoozey123]

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

[nadiy123123]

Love it =D