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FalloutShelter

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8. Work light to dark

Reply to bif (Original post)

Tue Mar 21, 2023, 08:19 AM

Mar 2023

Start with light blue, move to purple, then to brown tones then detail with black.
Take a flat brush and use a razor blade to thin it out until it is a rake and you can use it to paint the fur in light strokes, built up.

JMHO!
Good luck!

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Any advice for painting a black Lab? [View all] bif Mar 2023 OP

There's some advice here: femmedem Mar 2023 #1

Thanks. For some reason the images wouldn't load bif Mar 2023 #9

I did mine in watercolor with blues, greens, and purples to GPV Mar 2023 #2

I would suggest ..... essaynnc Mar 2023 #3

Tarps and plenty of treats... MiHale Mar 2023 #4

don't get paint in the dog's eyes GenXer47 Mar 2023 #5

Wouldn't dyeing it make more sense? Effete Snob Mar 2023 #6

Oh dear, I've started something... essaynnc Mar 2023 #7

Work light to dark FalloutShelter Mar 2023 #8

A half shadow created by light from a window Tetrachloride Mar 2023 #10

Tranquilizers chowmama Mar 2023 #11

I recently did an oil painting of a black dog, and found it challenging. Ocelot II Mar 2023 #12