Sunday, December 26, 2010

Deer in the Headlights....not quite...

I have been working on a painting of this sweet little deer.  I'm doing it on Strathmore Canvas card.....5" x 7" with acrylics.  The pose has been a bit of a challenge as has direction of the hair growth.  It seems I always struggle with which way the hair grows....I always use a reference photo, but sometimes it is still hard to figure out.  There are a lot of different "planes" in the bone structure of an animal and the hair can grow many different directions.  If you don't get it right.....it can throw off the whole thing.  It do think I'm fairly happy....maybe a few more tweaks here and there, but overall.....happy!  Next.....do I put in some type of a soft background (nothing detailed....she is the star) or do I just leave the natural color of the card?  Appreciate your comments and suggestions on that......
So there she is.....guess I need to come up with a title too.  Hope everyone is enjoying the holiday season.  Me, I'm back at my painting table.....so, you know I'm where I want to be!

2 comments:

Mike McFall said...

Nice Job!!,,,,,,,I'd say maybe a tree branch in the background, that would give it a little more finished look!!

Debbie Goode said...

Thanks for the input, Mike. I'll see what I can come up with...