To color a black bear, I journey all the best way to British Columbia in Canada to look at these magnificent animals of their pure habitat.
A go to to look at black bears in Nemo Bay, British Columbia, was the inspiration for this new oil portray. This space is closely forested and so one of the best ways to identify bears is to comb the shoreline by boat. It wasn’t lengthy earlier than we discovered some bears, turning the rocks on the shoreline over to feed on the crabs beneath. As soon as on shore I attempted turning a rock over myself and was shocked simply what number of crabs crawled out from beneath – no surprise these bears wish to feed on these shores!
In my portray studio
Again in my studio I put together my portray board. I start with a tough sketch which I then sand again in order that this define will not present by means of once I add the brushstrokes to create the feel of the fur. Then I am prepared to start portray. For this portray I am beginning with the bear, which is a bit totally different to my regular course of. The rationale for that is that the bear takes up a big proportion of my composition so it is sensible to get it finished first.
Portray the background
As soon as the bear is roughly finished, I begin on the background utilizing a paint bush initially after which a curler to create the phantasm of a blurry background. I then use an airbrush to melt the impact – after first overlaying my bear with masking tape, since I do not need to accidently mist it in paint.
Including element
Lastly, it is time to add the element. Utilizing a nice brush, I regularly paint on the fur, nostril, ears and eyes, till eventually the portray is full. Then comes the thrilling stage – inserting the portray right into a body! I am happy with the color of this body, it picks out the attractive golden hues of the seaweed within the foreground. I hope you have loved watching my portray journey, from watching black bears in Canada to the finished portray.
