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tasgrs wrote:
So far I have talked myself into and OUT OF this and back into it about 5 times already. 😛 Mostly because I have relatively little free time this time of year. I have 2 or 3 different ideas of varying detail bumping around in my head, and can’t quite decide which one might be the one to start with….phooey. 🙄
I think you are putting way too much thought into this 😉
Lokie, love that muse!
I’ve done 2 (small dragon and wolf), and everyone was happy with how they turned out. I think the biggest ‘help’ for me over dog sculpts I’d painted in the past was using the high end Golden acrylics as opposed to the cheapo craft ones I’d used in the past. Definately base coat- learned that the hard way! I both antiqued and (on the wolf) dry brushed- both worked well for me. I don’t have or know how to use an airbrush, so I used a brush (and my fingers on the dragon, he seemed to ask for that 😳 ). The wolf was probably in some ways easier, but neither was hard and both were fun. Thin the paint out well, and thin the antique if you use it also. Fingers on the big scales on the dragon helped eliminate brush strokes. And there are no wrongs- if it makes you happy and works for you, then go for it!
Lokie, love that muse!
I’ve done 2 (small dragon and wolf), and everyone was happy with how they turned out. I think the biggest ‘help’ for me over dog sculpts I’d painted in the past was using the high end Golden acrylics as opposed to the cheapo craft ones I’d used in the past. Definately base coat- learned that the hard way! I both antiqued and (on the wolf) dry brushed- both worked well for me. I don’t have or know how to use an airbrush, so I used a brush (and my fingers on the dragon, he seemed to ask for that 😳 ). The wolf was probably in some ways easier, but neither was hard and both were fun. Thin the paint out well, and thin the antique if you use it also. Fingers on the big scales on the dragon helped eliminate brush strokes. And there are no wrongs- if it makes you happy and works for you, then go for it!
Thanks for the support and input, guys; it’s truly appreciated. 8)
I did order a griffin with blue eyes this afternoon. So once it gets here, after looking it over, I’ll be hitting the local art supply place. Anybody up to ride shotgun? 😉 😆 I’ll have quite the list with me, since nearly all my brushes are too soft bristled, and I don’t have the colors I want here, so paints are on the list, too. Road Trip!! 😆
I want to go! but sadly, I’m on the complete opposite side of the country lol I love art stores! 😀 I always spend too much money though
I started with a griffin too, tasgrs. I find fur and feathers much easier to paint than scales. So far the wolf is the easiest PYO in my opinion, but I haven’t painted a unicorn yet so maybe that’s easier. Have fun with your griffin. 😉
Dragon87 wrote:If you pay for the ticket to Jersey then I will ride shotgun! 😛
lol that’d be a bad idea, since I don’t have my license 😉
I’m sitting here, looking at one of my cats, and wondering. How would you go about painting fur that has what’s called “ticking”? It’s the agouti coloring you see on wolves’ fur, or wild rabbits. It’s where the hairs actually have bands of different colors on them. Abbysinian (sp) cats have it, too. I’d take a picture of Lillee, (American Bobtail) but I doubt I could get the details of her fur to come out well enough to be seen. That, and she doesn’t stay very still for very long. 😉
Or am I just too detail oriented for my own good? 😆No, I’m like that. My rott mix used to have tri-colored fur. It was fun to look at at first, but got tiresome as I picked it out of everything in the house! He was a long hair too. I’m obsessive with details.
purpledragonclaw wrote:No, I’m like that. My rott mix used to have tri-colored fur. It was fun to look at at first, but got tiresome as I picked it out of everything in the house! He was a long hair too. I’m obsessive with details.
Reminds me of when we had Dalmatians. Short, barbed white hair that would weave itself into *everything*. They’ve been gone for 10 years, now and I STILL find little white hairs on stuff.
The ticking is neat, and I’d really like to be able to express that, but I have a feeling it’s going to be a bit too much to do on this try. Although didn’t somebody post a photo of a winged wolf they did that looked like their dog? That had kind of what I was thinking of, only in browns rather than black. So if I do a base color of cream, dry brush some browns, and then another coat of the cream, would that work, do you think?I think that would work! The base coat should make the piece look nice, especially if you use the same color as a top coat; it’ll tie everything together! I think you’re referring to Dragon87’s PYO, link here:
http://www.windstoneeditions.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=7591&start=0
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