Animal and Wildlife Art Lessons

"KES"

By Leslie Pease

My goal is to slowly build the values from the bottom to the top layer of fur. This creates the illusion that the fur has volume and is soft. As the layers build, some adjustments are made, but as you can see they are very subtle.

Sometimes, it becomes difficult to see things clearly once I have stared at the image too long. To help, I turn the canvas upside down and paint like that for a little while.

This is the finished piece. I hope you enjoyed seeing the various stages. I really enjoyed painting Kes. Thank you again, Joe Majury.

Please feel free to send me a private message, email me, or post comments on this article. I would love to hear from you.

-Leslie Anne Pease

B i o g r a p h y

Leslie Pease graduated from UMass Dartmouth with a BFA in illustration, in 1987. After many years of working as a computer graphic artist, she decided to return to her fine art roots. In April, 2002 Leslie began to seriously teach herself how paint. Floundering around for a short while, things started to "click" when Leslie fell into pet portraits. That was Fall, 2002 and she has not let the brushes dry since.

E-Mail: leslie@lesliepease.com Web Site: http://www.lesliepease.com

This article was originally published on wetcanvas.com

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