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kittycarol
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03/08/2008 10:22 AM	Alert
I need some advice on how to paint white curly fur in watercolor. I am painting a havenese dog.

Egon

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03/08/2008 3:56 PM	Alert
Hi - this is difficult - similar like snow White has shadow and light and is reflecting the surrounding - show us how your paintings looks like

smurfette
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04/01/2008 6:22 PM	Alert
Just watched a video on About.com where the washes were graduated on the palette and worked quickly to allow for scratching out with a pointed but not sharp brush tip. Then some opaques of light values and even deeper tones were added for effect. I have done a similiar technique for fine grasses and whiskers/fine furs with acrylics allowing the under color to peak out through the scratched lines, I detail thick, bushy furs with a rake brush and acrylic thinned with Blending medium to retain color depth.

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