| I started this with a dark that I mixed using 3 primaries - a purple blue, a warm red and a touch of warm yellow (indanthrone blue, pyrrol scarlet, quin. gold). I did not wet the paper although you could dampen it if you were afraid of going to slow. While the dark was still wet I used a damp brush (not a wet brush) to add the feather texture. I removed the masking. I painted the red parts (comb, wattle, ear, ear lobe, eye ring, part of the beak). I used small table salt for the texture. I painted it in sections. For salt - wet the area, add paint, and when it's still shiny but not puddles add the salt. Then I started glazing colors into the dark all over the rooster. I used yellow, yellow and red together, green, and a blue purple in some areas (I put down the yellow and dropped in some red). It still needs work which I plan to do next class. |
