Animal and Wildlife Art Lessons
"African leopard"
By Henk Prinsloo
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African leopard
By Henk Prinsloo
The first layer is called the prematura. After this layer the 'dead layer' follows. The 'dead layer' plays a crucial part in the process of preparing the object for color. This layer is usually colorless and in values of grey. Therefore, use black and white oil. For this painting I used lamp black and flake white. These two colors I mixed on the palette to create different values of pigment.
I decided to paint most of the spots first. The spots are dark grey. Add white to lighten the black.
I painted the spots by closely observing what the photo reveals.
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