I spent the entire weekend working on Sassy and I’m very happy with my progress. Almost done!
The above photo shows my progress in the throat area and the collar. It’s all in the details for me and silly as it seems….I do find working on the collar area quite satisfying. Maybe it is the break from all the furry stokes….HA!
Here is a close up of the neck area and the collar.
Starting my work on the body now….building up the values and indicating hair texture. I still have work to do in the cheek area and on the collar, but I’m wanting to see the “whole” picture here. Then I can start to make adjustments in value and shape where need be…..This is the first “red haired” dog portrait I have done and I have to say the coloring here was definitely the most difficult part of my painting journey.