Sheba (Deviant Art Original 1 of 5)

Hi readers!  This is Sheba, and wow, was she fun to paint, and she's fun to look at too :)  This is the first of hopefully five dog portraits I am going to do for the Deviant art show in April.  I'm excited I've already got one done! (Because 5 originals before mid-march is very ambitious!)  

I stretched my paper before I started, which is something I've never done before but really wanted to try.  I like it!  It really did help to produce a flat final product.  So, I think I'll be doing that from now on.  If your curious what stretching watercolor paper looks like, watch this YouTube video.  

Learn more about the show and the organization it is helping to support here.  Thanks everyone!

Eddie

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hi everyone!  I'm so excited to share the process photos of Eddie with you!  I realize now I should've had a picture that shows you the scale of this painting, cause it is the biggest size I paint, 22x30!  So, it makes a statement :)  Once again, so much fun to paint, but mostly a great learning experience.  I enjoyed using color and multiple brushes to help depict his fur, and he has a lot of that! 

 

Looking forward, I have a for fun painting on the horizon, of beautiful orange flowers :)  That is, unless I get some commissions before I get around to it...we'll see :)