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GreenPartyVoter

(73,124 posts) Fri Apr 10, 2020, 11:06 PM Apr 2020

Need help finishing off my lamb, but lost my photo reference. [View all]

Should I ink an outline? Paint in a background color? Shade the face and ears more? Also unsure on the eyes and mouth, again because I lost the reference. Looking at other pics helps a little.

Tia!

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Need help finishing off my lamb, but lost my photo reference. [View all] GreenPartyVoter Apr 2020 OP

I'm not a technical artist SheltieLover Apr 2020 #1

From the looks of it, greyl Apr 2020 #2

Hmmmm I'm going to vote for an outline MLAA Apr 2020 #3

Lots of photos on Google. procon Apr 2020 #4

Yes, they do, but for some reason in that photo they read as mostly black. I might touch up a bit of GreenPartyVoter Apr 2020 #5

Are you going for realism or characterization? Bayard Apr 2020 #6

Hmmm... more character, but still some truth as far as shading. GreenPartyVoter Apr 2020 #7

I always like to see art from a distance too lunatica Apr 2020 #8