The method I use for roaning is better shown with one very large photo rather than a video and/or progress photos. This is a close-up photo of Brigitte Eberl's Rosita.
Here in this photo, (click for larger image) you can clearly see all the tiny brush strokes, that is all it takes to build this effect, no special technique or skill at all just a lot of time, patience and tiny brush strokes, anyone can do it!The entire model, even her face was basically painted using a 20/0 or 5/0 brush. Countless layers, thousands of brushstrokes, a myriad of colours and shades from white to violet and every grey, umber and black shade in-between AND a few months of work.
If you decide to try this method my only other advice I can give is to accept it will take a lot of time and patience. There are no shortcuts with this technique the key is simply lots and lots of layers so just settle back, relax, take your time and have fun!
Liz, She is just so lovely and it was that top photo of Rosita over on Blab that gave me the final kick to decide to try and do Annihilator in a bay roan. I hope he comes out halfway as nice as Rosita looks, but I also don't expect him to be done until 2012 being the huge bugger he is! Thanks for being an insipiration and sharing your beautiful pieces.
ReplyDeleteHi Heather! Thank you for visiting my blog and your kind words. :) I'm so happy that you found inspiration in Rosita. I look forward to seeing what you do with your Annihilator - I'm sure the time you invest will be well worth it and very satisfying and rewarding too! :)
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