Perspective Changes Everything...

[Val]

I have a question which would apply to any medium. When painting a side view (portrait) of an animal, how would you add whiskers... or would you just put dots to suggest there are whiskers?     Anybody...

[njnjgirl]

Hi Val, I would add whiskers, as they grow slightly downward.  Look at Nolan's acrylic painting of the lion.   

[nolan]

you will add the whiskers, but you need to observe carefully as you have foreshortening happening

[Val]

Thanks MaryLou, I will do that. 


Righto Nolan, foreshortening.... I was afraid you´d say that! I´ll pull out my Perfect Painting binder. 

[nolan]

Perfect Painting

hmm, maybe I should resurrect that course with new videos?

[Val]

  That would be amazing! Sadly through all my computer woes I did lose a lot of the program, but do have most of the printouts still. This would definitely be a course that I would gladly pay for just to have it complete again. It is still my most referred to source of information. 

[Zach]

Lot of good info in this post 👍

[Val]

    Hi Zach!      It has been a while since I saw your good looking self! 
Great to see you are still drawing, nice shop setup you have. Would be nice to see more of your work, perhaps post a few here for us to see? (hint,hint)   
Hope all is going well with you. Cheers

[nolan]

nice to see you around Zach.

 Hope things are well on your side?

[Gita]

Hi Zach! Post some your paintings please!