Friesian Horse pt. 6

18 March, 201818 March, 2018 Odonata Leave a comment

I have been working on the Friesian Horse again! Gave the background a lighter colour so the black horse stands out more. For the eye I needed multiple references. I literally painted 7 hours (!) straight to paint the whole background because it’s such a large painting..

I have painted the eye several times, but the horse turned out to look too friendly eyed, which was not my goal. I wanted to go for a wild/fierce looking horse. Now he just looks sad.. I failed this time.. It’s hard to find such reference material. Maybe horses are friendly eyed all the time :). They certainly are for us, humans. So the eye needs some work, but first I need to find the right reference material.
To be continued…

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Satellite painting pt. 1

11 March, 201818 March, 2018 Odonata Leave a comment

I’ve been working on this new satellite project during painting class. Look at the before and after pictures of specific details in the painting.

The satellite

Satellite – before

Satellite – after

The earth

Before – earth

After earth

Friesian horse painting pt. 5

4 March, 20184 March, 2018 Odonata Leave a comment

Latest update of my painting: Friesian Horse. Working on the bone structure and details of a horse face. Using different reference photo’s. By the way: The eyes are still a quick setup, need to detail the eyes more. That’s why he looks a little goofy :)

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Painting straight lines

23 February, 2018 Odonata Leave a comment

I’m really terrible at painting straight lines. How do I do it? Watch the video below.

First: I use tape to define the line. Make sure the tape is straight and prevent paint from getting under the tape by pressing the tape well. You’ll notice this technique works better on a flat canvas than a one with a lot of structure.
Then fill in the line with the correct colour. In this case: titanium white
Remove the tape
Correct the line where necessary with a clean brush and a little liquin.

Sketchbook

21 July, 2017 Odonata 1 Comment

Bought a new sketchbook at Ikea! It’s from the stunsig limited edition collection and designed by Frédérique Vernillet, a France-based illustrator with an ultra-realistic drawing style. I absolutely love the design. There is so much to see but it appears very tranquil. It’s carefully designed and well detailed. Love the expression of the wolves. They look so fierce.

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