Does anyone have any tips on painting long dog hair

Cydonia · Joined: 07 Feb 2010 Posts: 44 Location: Newcastle

Hi All,

I’m continuing with my puppy project and have started on the dog hair for the pooch below, I have just finished the Kelpie who had lovely short hair and seemed much easier - This is a little more tricky and I’m not too sure if the application is correct or am I going to just end up with a big muck on my canvas if I add more and more... hair...
Any suggestions please? Smile

The nose is still a little out of whack... but i think I can fix that with a highlight here and there Embarassed

pugwash · Joined: 04 Jul 2007 Posts: 1380 Location: Perth

He looks just fine to me. The thing about long hair on dogs (and whiskers on cats) is to paint it quickly and bravely, and not worry too much if it's not in exactly the right place. The nose is a little crooked and needs tilting to the left to match the angle of the eyes.

ocker1 · Joined: 27 Sep 2008 Posts: 775 Location: NZ

looks pretty good to me , but as the Cap'n says , the nostrils on the same line as eyes

Cydonia · Joined: 07 Feb 2010 Posts: 44 Location: Newcastle

Thanks to you both! Razz

I will try and tweak the nose a little tonight and will continue to post the puppy project in the WIP folder.