The
process of the
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1. In this first
stage of the bear, the canvas is first painted with a light red overall
underpainting. The bear is sketched in with the brush using a
mixture of green and purple (this mix appears almost black). A suggestion of the background
is sketched in with darker reds, with light blue for the tree trunks.
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2. For the darkest
tree areas, a mixture of red and blue are used to sketch in those areas
using a brush. These first two stages of the oil painting is
actually done in an upside-down manner, to start painting forms using
brushstrokes (without the use of any any pencil or charcoal
guidelines).
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3. Greens are added
in light and darker mid-tone ranges in the background. Blue with a touch
of red was layered onto the bear to start layers of colors on the bear.
The foreground shows the foliage roughly sketched, leaving reds to peek
through from the first layer.
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4. A layer of red was layered
onto the bear to deepen the color of his fur coat. Accurate colors
of the head has begun, and Winsor green mixed with other colors
create a variety of greens added to the
foliage.
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5. The final layer shows a pattern
of highlights added to the foliage in the foreground to draw the viewer's eyes
towards the face of the bear, and with final
highlights on the bear and the foreground
rock.
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