Not Guilty

Painting Progression

Step 1: Hardboard is covered with both white and black gesso winding up with a middle value gray tone. Then the support was toned with thinned alizarin crimson acrylic.

The drawing was transferred using Saral Transfer paper. Saral is great stuff! It creates a white chalk line and is excellent for transferring unto a dark surface. I then ink in any important areas that I definitely don't want to lose using Faber-Castell Pitt artist pen. Then thalo blue acrylic was added to what would be the white areas, then in a few extra areas throughout the painting for balance.

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Step 2: From here on out I used oils. I painted what would be the lightest and darkest areas to establish the range of contrast.

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Step 3: I continued to develop the painting using thinned darks and thick lights. For thick paint, pick up plenty at the tip of the bristles...apply with one touch (don't attempt to spread it)...the go back and reload.

Finished Painting

Oil on 7x5 hardboard.
This is my contribution to the WDE at Wet Canvas. Beth was the hostess...Brenda B supplied the reference photo.
This little basset just sends the AWWWW factor clear off the charts! The little guy looked so guilty! I added the Christmas accoutrements to illustrate his horrible crime against society.

Close ups

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Proverbs 14:27 The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, turning a person from the snares of death.