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I was planning on doing an elephant, but I was in the mood to do another wolf. So, here it is. I will be painting oil on paper. My paper is Bristol vellum, 11" x 14". I won't be gessoing because gesso only causes the paper to curl up. The oil, however, does not. And for those thinking that oil is just going to be absorbed, you're almost right. Except on the vellum, it doesn't soak in like you think it might. The painting I am going to be doing is another wolf piece. I'm using an actual photo that was sent me by Theresa Williams again. Step #1 This is going to be short. Just five simple photos. The reason for the shortness of this step-by-step piece? I haven't taken any time to put in background. The most time is going to be spent on the foreground subjects - the wolf and the rock. |
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| Here I have simply put on my undercoat of trees and the rock the wolf is laying on. I've used a 1" brush and just laid the color down. This first undercoating is going to be mostly absorbed by the paper. But it's going to make a very good base for the rest of the painting. Not to mention it's going to be ready for our next coat of paint in 4 or 5 hours, instead of a day or two. |
