My little dog Lily perched on the back of our sofa with her puppy eyes on
I've been painting bits of this picture on and off since last year, so I'm not sure it's as good as my other pieces, but it's certainly tested me and helped me get back into MyPaint again.
As usual I did this from a basic sketch, then a wash of the basic colours. After that I added the eyes and nose and layered a little brushed texture and a lot of hand painted fur details on top.
Aw! Talk about 'puppy dog eyes.' The eyes, nose, mouth, and the part in the fur down the center of the muzzle are all very strong and nicely rendered. The extreme left and right of the picture feel a little blurrier; I feel like I need more contrast to make out exactly what I'm seeing near the edges of the picture. But that's just a small criticism -- all in all, I think this is really beautiful and skillful work. Great job!
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"One only sees rightly with the heart. The essential is invisible to the eye." ~Antoine de St.-Exupery
This is awesomely well done! When I first saw it I thought it was a photograph! It's that lifelike! I expect her to reach out and lick the inside of my computer screen.
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Are people with magnetic personalities bi-polar?
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