Sharon Perkins continues to paint her dog “Spot.” Here she will add a lighter value to bring out some well-lit areas.

Points To Consider:

• Sharon mixes the new color next to the other colors on her palette, so she knows what to expect when she goes to the canvas.
• She loads the color on her brush but wipes most of it out with a paper towel before she goes to the canvas. She wants to use a dry canvas and a lightly loaded brush to create texture.
• Listen to her brush painting on the canvas, It is the dryness of the canvas that allows her to hear her brush strokes.
• Sharon is careful not to just be too light in color too fast. Everything needs several values to look realistic. Unfortunately, Sharon, along with our Master Artists were only given 28:30 minutes to complete her painting. So she had to simplify and go quicker than she normally would.
• If you are having a bad day paint something that makes you happy! For Sharon, it was painting a dog! What is it for you?

If you are interested in receiving a free PDF with the sketch and step-by-step full color instructions, send Dawn an email at dawn@alexanderart.com. Just say Dawn, please send me the PDF of Spot!

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Happy Painting!

Laurie and Dawn

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