Over doing details on a small bird painting like this Wren can make the feathers incredibly wiry looking. The bird then loses the puffed up, softer appearance and it then actually makes the painting look less realistic. I worked with lots of glazes and softening layers before adding any finer details to ensure that the softness of the layers closer to the skin were established first. This makes is much easier to visualise how many details to add. Jumping in to lots of detail to soon can be a com
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I love painting tiny details and pushing how much realism is captured. Using small brushes doesn't guarantee fine details. It's the brush technique that determines how fine the brush strokes are. A bigger round brush can create intricate details if the pressure and paint mixture are correct. | Zara's Pet Portraits & Wildlife Art
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I love painting animals that are a little different from what I typically have on the easel. This little Guinea Pig was so much fun to paint. I loved the way the fur changes direction so many times. A really interesting animal and ideal for refining brush technique. | Zara's Pet Portraits & Wildlife Art
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When painting overlapping fur in acrylics the layering process is so important. Adding clumps of fur that should be on top first, will significantly reduce the depth and realism of the painting. Here I am working on the muzzle of a Poodle/Cockerpoo type dog and possibly one of the more complex fur textures for this breed. But by working on one layer at a time it becomes much easier to work out what we should paint first. One big tip for layering is to tell ourselves that it will look good once t
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When painting something complex for the first time, it can be a little trial and error before finding the right technique that works. I ended up painting over the spines at one point to try a slightly different approach and I much preferred the outcome. This was a small painting so the amount of detail to include is a factor but if the techniques are right then a very high level of realism can still be achieved. I always prefer to work in small segments and for more challenging textures, I certa
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I'm going to plan some more big cat pieces this year. I loved painting this Lion in acrylics and capturing the variety of different hair lengths. Quite often, areas of the fur on the face are so short that shading techniques may make the painting look more realistic than actual brush strokes. This will vary depending on the size of the painting but this is definitely one of the subjects where forcing lots of details may not make it look more realistic. - - - 10" x 12" Reference photo: Birger Str
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Working on projects that push us out of our comfort zone is a great way to enhance our painting & drawing skills. When I created this portrait, I really focused on blending and softening of the graphite to draw the smooth skin textures. The subtle layers and adjusting how much blending was required really encourages a refined approach and that can help enhance the level of realism. | Zara's Pet Portraits & Wildlife Art
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