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Basset Hound Elements with Meral Altilar
Basset Hound Elements - What will the workshop include? -
Basset Hound Elements - Hi from Meral
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Basset Hound Elements - Meet Daisy!
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Basset Hound Elements - Materials
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Basset Hound Elements - Pastel Colours for Daisy
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Basset Hound Elements - Introduction Video
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Basset Hound Elements - Let's get started
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Basset Hound Elements - Part 1
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Basset Hound Elements - Part 2
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Basset Hound Elements - Part 3
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How to Paint an Elephant with Tracey MarasHow to Paint an Elephant - Materials
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How to Paint an Elephant - Reference Photo
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Stage 1: Gathering reference materials – The Importance of Research
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Stage 2: Design & Composition
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Stage 3: Preparing the Painting Surface
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Stage 4: Underpainting
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Stage 5: Sketching the Image
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Stage 6: Selection of colors
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Stage 7: Blocking in, beginning with the darks
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Stage 8: Building the texture of the skin, working towards mid-value colors
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Stage 9: Establishing the background
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Stage 10: Mid-Values
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Stage 11: Light Values
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Stage 12: Corrections
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Stage 13: Developing the Eye
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Stage 14: Finishing the Tusks
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Stage 15: Final Assessment and Highlights
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Black Spaniel Portrait with Sue Kerrigan-HarrisBlack Spaniel - Reference Photo, Materials & Initial Drawing
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Black Spaniel - Background
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Black Spaniel - Eyes
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Black Spaniel - Forehead and Cheeks2 Topics
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Black Spaniel - Ears2 Topics
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Black Spaniel - Muzzle
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Black Spaniel - Mouth and Nose
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Black Spaniel - Body and Finishing Touches
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White Isn’t White with Tricia TaylorWhite Isn’t White - Materials
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White Isn’t White - Reference Photo
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White Isn’t White - Video
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Plein air: The Good the Bad and the Ugly, with Rhonda AbramsPlein air: The Good the Bad and the Ugly
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Plein air: Gear for En Plein Air
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Plein air: Beginning
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Plein air: Composition
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Plein air: Colour
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Plein air: Perspective
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Plein air: Finishing
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Plein air: Factory on Birch
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Plein air: Stelco Factory
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Plein air: Centennial Park
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Red Brow Finch at Lake Inverell with Brent EmersonDownloads
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Part A - Lake Inverell
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Part B
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Part C - Eye
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Part C - Eye (no music)
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Part D - Beak
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Part D - Beak (no music)
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Part E - Background
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Part E - Background (no music)
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Part F - Branch
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Part F - Branch (no music)
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Part G - Body
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Part G - Body (no music)
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Plein air: Composition
It’s best to think about the composition before you start drawing. Plan your drawings with these rules in mind.
Focal point
When you start, decide on what you want the focal point to be. The focal point is where you want the viewer to look first. To get people to notice this area first, ensure it has the most detail or contrast. If there is a face or figure, this will naturally become a focal point because people always look at people.
How do you decide what the focal point should be? Sometimes it’s instinct. If that doesn’t work, choose a focal point that draws attention to your feelings about this scene, and the visual story.