Dog Star Football and Fringe Benefits

Dog Star Football and Fringe Benefits - Final (Part 4)

After a couple of weeks break from painting (read: busy with client animation work) I set aside some time to continue my painting, Dog Star Football, having finished the other painting, Fringe Benefit, in my last studio session.

If you want to see previous parts in this series click the links for Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3.

When I left Dog Star Football I'd pretty much finished the background and all the base colors. All that was left was to add the darker details and apply shading, as well as adding little details like the collar tag.

This last session only took around an hour and a half to two hours to bring the painting to completion.

If you've ever wondered why I paint cats and dogs more than people then the comparison between painting Dog Star and Fringe Benefit, in terms of time and detail, should give you some clue. No curse words or broken brushes during this session!

Dog Star Puppy - Acrylic on Canvas.

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