Hatchling BP Oil Painting

[Craigaria]

Is this for sale?

[Stewart_Reptiles]

Is this for sale?

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[anicatgirl]

This is beautiful! I love how it's coming together so nicely.

[sho220]

absolutely love this! you built up the colors so nicely. i'm an artist, too (graphic design for a living) and i always want to make snake-related art! you make me want to do a portrait of my Yellow...
i look forward to seeing it completed! (((: thank you for sharing!

Thanks! And get cracking on some herp related work!

This is so cool! I love to watch the process. Thanks for sharing your art! You're quite talented.

Thanks! I usually stick with just showing off the final product but thought it would be neat to show the whole process.

That's very cool, I like it.

Thanks Deborah!

Can't wait to see this finished, I like it.

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Thanks! Got a ways to go...I'll post up some updates soon.

Looks amazing!!! Can't wait to see how it looks when its done! You have some serious skill!

Thanks! Appreciate it!

Is this for sale?

Yes. For one miiiiiiillion dollars!

This is beautiful! I love how it's coming together so nicely.

Thank you! Updates soon!

[Reinz]

Very nice work!

[sho220]

Did a little work on the section of body inside the egg, as well as the shell opening and the "goo" in the egg...



Details start to get a little tedious working on this size of panel (8x10in). Should be fun trying to get all the goo inside the egg to look convincing. It's always fun painting wet stuff...



Painting is keeping me busy while I wait out my only clutch this year (Stingerbee x Lesser Yellowbelly Nazca) 5 eggs due to hatch in late July...

more to follow...

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Very nice work!

Thanks!

[sho220]

Making a bit of progress...



A few close-ups...

[sho220]

For any art geeks out there...

my palette for this painting is:

Burnt Umber
Burnt Sienna
Raw Sienna
Alizarin Crimson (would make an awesome name for a band)
Phtalo Blue
Sap Green
Cad Yellow Light
Ivory Black
Titanium White

Using Winsor & Newton Liquin for details and for some glazing.

Painting is on an 8 x 10 piece of 1/4 inch MDF. 3 coats of Gamblin PVA size, 3 coats of W&N Oil Primer with one additional coat of a mix of Burnt Umber, Burnt Sienna and Liquin to tone panel before painting. All coats of size, primer and umber/sienna mix are applied to both front and back of the panel as well as the edges, with a light sanding between coats.

Front of panel after umber/sienna application. I lightly sanded it before beginning to paint.



Reverse side of panel...



All surfaces (including edges) are prepped, primed and sealed to keep out humidity, to help prevent warping, and to help keep the support (the panel) stable. I usually take a rag and give the reverse side a swirly pattern just for looks.

[sho220]

Couple more...

[KitaCat]

Looking great!
I know nothing about painting, but enjoyed reading about the prep process anyway.