Animal and Wildlife Art Lessons

"Lioness"

By Jason Morgan

7 - Final Details

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With the colours and major glazes completed I begin the detailed part of the painting by texturing the fur and highlighting the grasses and twigs surrounding the body and feet. The small fur hairs are put in with a no - 2/0 round brush on top of my usual very thin coat of oil, not every hair is put in, just the ones where I want to attract the viewers attention, mainly on the head, neck and front legs, less detail is applied to the body to enhance the feeling of depth.

Now the painting is so close to completion I frequently stand back after every couple of brush strokes to see how it's going, although I love realism and detail I don't want to overwork it now. The final areas to go in are the lightest lights, followed by some light glazes and whiskers (mustn't forget them).

By Jason Morgan

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