Sheep painting video part 10

In episode 10 of the lamb painting demonstration the foreground sheep gets its belly expanded with some deep shadows. Then, an over-layer of purple shadow is added to the sheep. Working in layers in this way allows some of the multi-coloured first application of paint to show through the more uniform layers that follow creating interesting subtle effects. At the end of the video, the sheep finally gets a second ear! :-)

Sheep painting video part 9

In episode 9 of the sheep and lamb painting demo, I redefine the background trees and add some light, mid and dark tones to the background sheep. The detail on both trees and the background animal are kept to a minimum to help create the illusion that these three are further away from the viewer than the foreground sheep and lamb (both of which will be painted in more detail eventually).

Sheep painting video part 8

Episode 8 of the sheep and lamb painting. My painting is very much an iterative process. I make some marks, lines and or shapes, as a first approximation to the image I want, then I adjust these to improve the image, adjust again, and so on until I'm happy. This little video is a good example of this. Having spotted some areas that need adjustment, I re-draw the lines describing the foreground sheep and lamb.

Sheep painting video part 7

In episode 7 of the sheep painting video we follow on the introduction of the darker shades by picking out the areas on the foreground sheep and lamb that are really catching the light. Rather than use pure titanium white everywhere there is a highlight, it's a good idea to introduce a hint of other colours, in this case blue, to the brightest regions.

Sheep painting video part 6

Epsiode 6 of the sheep and lamb acrylic painting and here I add some purple blue shadow areas to the two animals in the foreground. This colour is chosen to give a sense of harmony and flow with the similar colours used in the sky.

Sheep painting video part 5

In episode 5 of the sheep and lamb painting demo I take inspiration from the view out of the window to depict a colourful sky full of purple and deep blue clouds. The useful trick of including a dab of white on the edge of your brush to get interesting effects is also demonstrated here.

Sheep painting video part 4

In this episode of the sheep painting I block in the grass using not just green but a range of colours. The paint is applied with a very frayed decorators brush that I find is a very useful tool both to cover large areas quickly and achieve various effects.