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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
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Stage 2: Design & Composition
Creating a few thumbnail sketches are beneficial in the design on your composition. They can help in the telling of your story, can identify potential compositional problems, and can help you separate from simply copying a reference photo.