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How to Paint an Elephant with Tracey Maras

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  1. How to Paint an Elephant - Materials
  2. How to Paint an Elephant - Reference Photo
  3. Stage 1: Gathering reference materials – The Importance of Research
  4. Stage 2: Design & Composition
  5. Stage 3: Preparing the Painting Surface
  6. Stage 4: Underpainting
  7. Stage 5: Sketching the Image
  8. Stage 6: Selection of colors
  9. Stage 7: Blocking in, beginning with the darks
  10. Stage 8: Building the texture of the skin, working towards mid-value colors
  11. Stage 9: Establishing the background
  12. Stage 10: Mid-Values
  13. Stage 11: Light Values
  14. Stage 12: Corrections
  15. Stage 13: Developing the Eye
  16. Stage 14: Finishing the Tusks
  17. Stage 15: Final Assessment and Highlights
How to Paint an Elephant with Tracey Maras How to Paint an Elephant – Materials
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How to Paint an Elephant – Materials

Unison Colour Soft Pastels

Dark 18Grey 13Additional 43Grey 14 Grey 36 Additional 52Additional 37
Additional 24Dark 12Grey 19Brown Earth 23Additional 37Grey 32 Additional 21
Additional 47Grey 30Blue Green 4Grey 18RE3Grey 21Grey 23
Light 1Optional for underpainting:  BGE14

Faber Castell Pastel

  • 247 for underpainting

NuPastel Pastels

  • 333-P
  • 229

Other items

  • 1/8” Gatorboard
  • Golden Fine Pumice Gel (Pastel Ground can be substituted.)
  • An inexpensive paintbrush
  • Cup 
  • Isopropyl alcohol 
  • 1” to 2” wide brush for the underpainting

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