Step 4: The Horse Gift

Here is the next step in my draft horse panel.

It's slow going for some reason, but I have time.

Pam

Gotta Have Fun

Well, I'm ready to tackle my mural panel today. I'll update it here as I go.

Off topic for a moment:

Just for fun, I decided to create a board game for the Ontario Puma Foundation. I am creating a prototype on board to play myself and to correct any gliches before the final creation in Photoshop.

I'm painting in the 3 level playing area around the edge of the board and starting to mock up a landscape in the centre. Of course, the yellow circle is the sun where the name, "Puma Prowl" will be displayed. A good choice of a name suggested by the OPF president's daughter.

It will be a take off on Snakes & Ladders but the slides will be puma tracks to follow. There will be information on puma behaviour and consequences for landing on certain squares. The first one to the finish wins. I can't wait to start playing. Although meant for children, it should help my aging mother exercise her memory skills.

Back to the mural panel.

Pam

Step 3: The Horse Gift

Step 3 is all about covering the panel with my own paint. I started with a very dark blue to outline the draft horse and make it pop out from the background. With a hard edged line I was able to catch my drawing mistakes before painting.

I then covered the purple almost exactly as the background colour but it will become barn and yard later on.

I changed the dark blue on the left to dark green grass. It will have to be lightened after the horse is close to being finished.

Then I put in the sunset sky and clouds, very loosely just to cover the panel.

The only part of the panel NOT covered with paint is the horse. You can see how the design fits in with the original colours.

You can see my studio is tiny. Just a 4 foot area in the middle of the living room. It allows me to expand as I need to, depending on the size of my canvas. I have many sizes of easels that can be set up beside the painting desk. For this size of painting, 16" x 16" I am using my french portable easel just sitting on the desk.

The nice thing about acrylics is using them inside the house and being able to paint any time I have a few minutes. No smell. :)

Pam

Step 2: The Horse Gift panel.

Step 2:


The final drawing of the draft horse in the exact position on the panel. It needs to have all the tones, lines and colours exactly as the original panel.



The draft horse stands in the farm field with a golden sunset over it's back and evening shadows shade it's face and side of the barn.

More to see on Friday.

Pam