A small 9" x 5" acrylic painted on Langton 140lb Not Watercolour paper. I watched a live SAA workshop today by Hashim Akib but he was doing a large full face lion using large brushes. I only wanted to paint a small acrylic of a sleeping lion photo so I challenged myself to be distracted by his technique so that I would change mine somewhat. I was pleased with this result especially that I began with a blue background like he showed the class. Otherwise I went my own way, using a fan brush but following him in layering in the colours using only a few relevant strokes. I think the blue background certainly helps, especially when I added touches of viridian and maroon which are enlivened by the blue. My painting looked best in the early stages and I aim to repeat on a bigger scale following Hashim's instructions more closely.
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