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Flamingo Part 2
Here we are....I'm building the basic textures and slowly building up lights and darks.  This is all done with washes of color.  My palette is burnt umber, white, cream, grey, ultra blue, and burnt sienna.  As I lay in the washes I'm careful to keep my brush strokes in the direction of the feathers.
A closer look at the feathers and neck/head area below.  Again...I'm just trying to establish the basic shapes of the feathers and beginning to build layers of color
I do use a matte medium (mixed with 50% water) in between the layers of washes.  It preserves the work completed and aids in adding depth to the painting. 
7 Comments
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It's looking good. I love thes works in progress.
Quentin Eckman on Feb, 04 at 10:54 PM
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Do you wash over the whole painting with the matte medium mixture or only the areas most recently painted? Thank you for sharing your works in progress.

Cheers, Doodles

The Fanciful Elephant Emporium on Feb, 05 at 2:44 AM
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He is looking great Debra! Can't wait to see the finished piece!

hugs

Cindy Anderson on Feb, 05 at 3:15 AM
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OOOH, Lookin' good!! Gettin' excited to see him completed... :O)
red weaver on Feb, 05 at 8:03 AM
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Coming along nicely. I love seeing the step by step thing - even if I don't paint.
Gunilla Bäck on Feb, 05 at 11:10 AM
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Thanks everyone for all the great comments! To answer your question......Doodles...I just go over the recently painted parts!
Debra Goode on Feb, 05 at 12:52 PM
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Thanks :-)
The Fanciful Elephant Emporium on Feb, 06 at 5:07 AM
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