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How to Paint an Elephant with Tracey Maras
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How 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
Lesson 16 of 17
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Stage 14: Finishing the Tusks
Up the this point, the tusks have consisted of subtle reflected color from a variety of sources, warm notes and cool notes. A cool grey/white (Grey 18) was placed along the inner edge of the nearest trunk to help it recede and curve away. The final highlights on the tusks required a warm white (Grey 23) and a cool white (Light 1).