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| Riley Acrylic on canvas, 5x5 © Xan Blackburn |
Riley has a brother who's portrait I did awhile back, with a sort of flowery background. Riley's reference photos included one with a fallen leafy background, and I liked that, but didn't want to get too finicky with the leaf look, so I went with a more impressionistic approach, using the basic colors, and letting the details go.
Then I could concentrate on Riley's handsome face! Yeah.
You can see how this painting took shape in the animation below, which I thought to add the reference photo to, along with my conceptualization (aka "sketch") of the background, and a couple close-ups of the finished painting at the end.
Next up is Craig's Wali. Another whippet! This guy is a smiley fella, white and brindle. Tomorrow we'll see how his painting shapes up!
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| Riley - in progress © Xan Blackburn |
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