HOW TO PAINT A POSTHUMOUS DOG PORTRAIT with Suzanne Barrett Justis

HOW TO PAINT A POSTHUMOUS DOG PORTRAIT with Suzanne Barrett Justis Our pets are family. When we lose one, it can be almost unbearable. One of the best parts of my job is painting posthumous pet portraits for folks who have lost their furry friend. In today’s video, I will take you step by step in this painting tutorial of Bear, the Husky mix. I will go over the the palette we will be using in painting a realistic dog portrait. I will first, show the rough sketch, then block the dog in and slowly build the paint to create the depth in the fur. Watch or paint along as I paint the expressive eyes of Bear, one being brown and the other a bright blue . You will learn how to paint a realistic dog portrait with oil paint, step by step. You will learn to paint fur by mounding your color along the folds of skin and understanding the topography of the dog’s face. Understanding how to manipulate color and value and understanding basic structure of the dog will help you create a realistic p