I begin shading with a darker brown. Once complete I start over with the scratch-
ing and erasing and keep repeating these steps working in light layers. I also
change my mix by adding different colors between the layers. This adds to the
perception of depth because each time you scratch and paint over it you create
‘lighter’ color hairs in the fur bringing them closer to the viewer. Just scratch ran-
domly and do not scratch over the same hairs twice, this is all random.
After Numerous layers of doing the above steps I have the main area completed.
I have removed the white, misted a light yellow ochre on the white and scratched
the hairs in the nose. Some final highlight scratching will be done after the back-
ground is complete.
Here is a picture after the background has been completed. To get the “out
of focus” appearance just keep your airbrush away from the surface a couple
of inches when laying the colors. The closer you get the more it will appear to
become in focus because your lines are getting tighter. Notice I moved the air-
brush closer to the surface the closer I got to Peanut, bringing the background
in focus around him.
I hope this How To helps someone out and feel free to view my other Artwork at
www.EagleEyeArtwork.com..................Paul”Kwit”Shaw
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