Oil Painting Medic

Leopard spots create great opportunities for pattern and colour exploration in animal art. But what if the leopard looks more in keeping with a taxidermist’s collection? The leopard fur looks dull, the spots, dark blobs. How can the artist recreate the vibrancy of the leopard in painting? Painting Vibrant Leopards in Animal Art How to Paint Leopards Rachel Shirley The leopard provides the ideal subject matter for exploring colour juxtaposition, which often gets passed over. As can be seen in my painting of a leopard’s face, colour contrast has been heightened to increase vitality. But when it comes to painting the leopard in general, the following practices may lie at the heart of why a leopard lacks life, realism and dynamism in painting. Expressing the leopard’s coat as one flat colour which might be cadmium yellow, yellow ochre or a similar pale, beige-brown. Lightening this colour with white and darkening it with black for shadows will only create dull colours and bl...

Mixing bright, vibrant colours for an oil painting featuring tigers or other big cats might not create the effect desired. The artist might be disappointed if garish or dull colour mixes result. What is the best way of achieving vibrant colour mixes for tigers? Mixing the Best Colours for Tiger Art How to Paint the Tiger  Junglerealm Rachel Shirley As can be seen from my painting, I have used bright colours to express the ferocity of the tiger rather than portray realism. But bringing out bright colours for such fierce creatures will help create focal points to the tiger. Firstly, the artist needs to highlight colour mixing practices at fault, which could be any of the following. Making generalized assumptions about the colour of the tiger. For instance, all tigers are yellow and black with alternating stripes that appear perpendicular to the tiger’s spine. Applying a premixed pigment straight onto a white art surface in alla prima fashion and spreading it over in uni...

My kindle ebook for children up to the age of 8 contains 76 pages of detailed illustrations completed in oils. This picture kindle book is in fact a combination of 2 stories: Katie’s Magic Teapot & the Cosmic Pandas and Katie & the Cosmic Pandas’ Deep Sea Voyage . I have made this omnibus edition cheaper than the two stories purchased individually. Which Picture Book on Kindle for Kids Katie’s Magic Teapot Omnibus Edition is a highly-illustrated educational book that informs on the cosmos and the oceans. A young girl, Katie, in her magic flying teapot meets her friends, the cosmic pandas along the way. In the first story, she learns about the galaxies, comets, nebulae and our own solar system. But the question poses itself, what does cosmic dust have to do with rainbows? The second story follows Katie as she journeys beneath the oceans within her magic teapot and with her panda friends. On the way, she encounters a host of strange creatures, including a manta ray, dolphi...