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I managed to eek out one painting before the end of the year!
Besides being a veggie and relaxing for the last week of the year, I've been trying a new art technique. I had in mind this idea to make unusual backgrounds, like strings of aura, that move and flow like it's alive. That vary in color and width. They're created at random - I do not decide what it looks like. The paint does. That lack of control is a bit scary for me (being the detail nut I am), but I thought that if I could combine this free-flowing background with a realistic subject I can have the best of both worlds. A sense of freedom, and a sense of control.
This is what happened with first experiment. The background came first, a random creation in a process that made one heck of a mess...seriously, I got paint EVERYWHERE. As I stared at the pattern the paint had created, I noticed the small notch at the top. Looked like an antler perhaps? A deer! No, a fawn. Not having grown into his horns yet. Inspired by a fawn I happened to see in person. I'd sneaked up on him by accident, and he looked at me just like this. Curious, not yet afraid. An innocent youth.
I'm not sure what I think about this new technique. I like it, but it could use some revisions. See all those tiny holes? Those are bubbles that were in the paint, and they popped as it dried. I need to watch out for that next time...
"Baby Blue" 4x6" acrylic on wood
(C) Cara Bevan 2012
Besides being a veggie and relaxing for the last week of the year, I've been trying a new art technique. I had in mind this idea to make unusual backgrounds, like strings of aura, that move and flow like it's alive. That vary in color and width. They're created at random - I do not decide what it looks like. The paint does. That lack of control is a bit scary for me (being the detail nut I am), but I thought that if I could combine this free-flowing background with a realistic subject I can have the best of both worlds. A sense of freedom, and a sense of control.
This is what happened with first experiment. The background came first, a random creation in a process that made one heck of a mess...seriously, I got paint EVERYWHERE. As I stared at the pattern the paint had created, I noticed the small notch at the top. Looked like an antler perhaps? A deer! No, a fawn. Not having grown into his horns yet. Inspired by a fawn I happened to see in person. I'd sneaked up on him by accident, and he looked at me just like this. Curious, not yet afraid. An innocent youth.
I'm not sure what I think about this new technique. I like it, but it could use some revisions. See all those tiny holes? Those are bubbles that were in the paint, and they popped as it dried. I need to watch out for that next time...
"Baby Blue" 4x6" acrylic on wood
(C) Cara Bevan 2012
Category Artwork (Traditional) / Animal related (non-anthro)
Species Bovine (Other)
Size 848 x 1280px
File Size 242.9 kB
Listed in Folders
I can see what you're saying, it looks a bit foreboding. Like the coming if winter, the blues hugging the fawn's shape. Deer fur is interesting, it's very thick and coarse but tightly packed so they stay warm. I've found fur from when a deer jumped a fence and kinda missed and it's incredibly thick and short. :)
Love it!!! I love the sweet innocent expression and the detail you put into the fur! Also I love the background colour you chose to compliment the Doe's colour and I think the bubbles look cool actually! Gives it an interesting texture very nice please keep up the wonderful work! And have a Happy New Year!
wonderful and enchanted work! love the doe and the fur details and the eyes and the curious expression! :)
and you can always claim them holes coming from woodworms... XD
the background is very interesting, too. :) let the paint flow where it wants!
years ago I tried to create a "far cityscape by night" BG, and started with lots of black watercolour and vertical strokes. when the paint dried the strokes became more visible, so I only had to add highlights and illuminated windows and such. :)
sometimes planning gets in the way of creativity.
and you can always claim them holes coming from woodworms... XD
the background is very interesting, too. :) let the paint flow where it wants!
years ago I tried to create a "far cityscape by night" BG, and started with lots of black watercolour and vertical strokes. when the paint dried the strokes became more visible, so I only had to add highlights and illuminated windows and such. :)
sometimes planning gets in the way of creativity.
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