The process of the hyena continues.

  Hello! So to continue on the path from earlier, my next step is to lay down the base colors on the canvas.  I like to use gamblin oil colors.  I really like the creamy gooey texture they have as well as the fact they are all made here in the US.  Not too expensive but not cheaply made either.  I am not against using other brands as I do have some winsor & newton tubes, but the majority is gamblin. 

  Anywho, I start with the midtones and usually work from back to front.  It's really your preference what you work on first.  For me I like the BG established at least part way so when I lay in the details, like fine animal hair, I don't have to paint around them to finish the BG.  

This is a little past day one.  I pulled a bit of detail out on the gloves.

I try to concentrate on the general and moving toward the specific.

  I work wet into wet with a bit of galkyd, liquin and a bit of oms (odorless mineral spirits).  I blend as I go, and then work back over the areas that seem to be drying a bit if I really want them to blend well.  I believe this was day 2 or so, not sure.  For most of my pieces it takes me about 2 to 3 days to get the general shapes and tones down, but anywhere from 4 to 10 days (sometimes more!) for the details.  It all really depends on what I am going for.

  As with all of my paintings I am constantly looking back at my reference to change, or evolve as it were, in order for the anatomy, setting and detail to work toward the final piece.

Well that's a small portion of the midtones, and the move toward the details.

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