Borzoi Sketch (to be an Oil Painting)

[smkie]

it only took once for each kitten to land in the paint palette to learn STAY AWAY! I had to put up folding chairs around me like a baracade when Victor came and now he pretty much understands that i will have a holy cow if he bumbs my hand..(his tail is a pretty shade of green today tho) so we are still working on it. I have never had the chance to experiece oil paint..i adore the smell of turpintine..probably wishful thinking. with acrylic i have what i call an "undercoat" which looks positively awful and i always get discouraged at this stage.basically it is the darks.then i work in my lights..then i try to make it all blend. I work it up in thin thin layers. Drys fast but takes a long time.