Part 4.3
Once again we continue working on the second paint layer by moving to the bird's belly. This is the next step toward our goal of repainting the entire canvas again to resolve the painting.
I'll start as before by premixing the colors I will need for the feathers on the belly, consisting of the darkest and lightest colors I see in the reference. This provides anchors for the tonal range and keeps me from getting too dark or light while painting. The goal here is to enhance the underpainting by saturating the colors and adding the surface details such as feathers and other hair..
This portion of the painting process involves a great deal of meticulous (and tedious) brushwork. Since it isn't absolutely necessary to see every single brush stroke to get the idea of how to do it, I have edited the videos down to the essential techniques I use to apply the paint. In this way you will be able to follow along at your own pace, having seen the method of application in a video that avoids being unnecessarily long and boring.
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