Australian How To Paint — Issue 23 2017

DEMONSTRATION

STEP TEN

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and make tiny short scratches around
the pupil. Use more pressure and add
a catchlight and a few more scratches
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along the bottom of the eye as well
as the area in the right corner.

FINAL STEP

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have been added by brushing
over the already scratched areas
with the fibreglass brush.
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ARTIST’S HINTSAND TIPS

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on a computer as this helps to

show the highlights and shading.

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to achieve the intense highlights in

the dog’s hair. Once you have put

the initial scratches in place with

the craft knife, brush over the top

with the fibreglass brush to create

the highlights. Use it in the same

manner as you would the craft

knife; the more pressure you use

the more ink will be removed.

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possible is shown in the drawing

before transferring to the board

i.e. hair direction, the graphite

lines will not show once scratched

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the light and dark areas.

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completed and the transfer

paper removed and you find that

some of the transfer lines have

been missed, lightly draw them

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initially as they can be strengthened

with a second layer of scratches

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scratch out the whole image as

if mapping it out before placing

in highlights et cetera, whereas

others prefer to complete one area

before moving onto the next.

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to prevent breathing in any fibreglass

particles, and cotton gloves when

using a fibreglass brush.)

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working on the board, particularly

in hot and humid weather, this is

to prevent the oil from your skin

marking the board or alternatively,

place a cotton towel under your

wrist and arm where it might lie

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also help prevent any fibreglass

splinters ending up in your fingers.

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to strengthen the shading after

maybe scratching away too

much ink, or if you just need to

darken further, re-ink by using

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and paint a light wash over the

area, or, depending on how dark

the shading needs to be, paint in

a few washes and re-scratch.

STEP SIX - TEN