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Published: 2011-01-08 16:49:50 +0000 UTC; Views: 820; Favourites: 28; Downloads: 0
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My little dog Lily perched on the back of our sofa with her puppy eyes on
I've been painting bits of this picture on and off since last year, so I'm not sure it's as good as my other pieces, but it's certainly tested me and helped me get back into MyPaint again.
As usual I did this from a basic sketch, then a wash of the basic colours. After that I added the eyes and nose and layered a little brushed texture and a lot of hand painted fur details on top.
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so this is the nut job lily in the fuzz 
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*grins*
A nut job painted by another nut job
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Aw! Talk about 'puppy dog eyes.' The eyes, nose, mouth, and the part in the fur down the center of the muzzle are all very strong and nicely rendered. The extreme left and right of the picture feel a little blurrier; I feel like I need more contrast to make out exactly what I'm seeing near the edges of the picture. But that's just a small criticism -- all in all, I think this is really beautiful and skillful work. Great job!
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Sorry for the double post, my browser was acting funky.
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Heheh, don't worry about it, I do the same and I can't even blame the browser for it
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AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!
This is awesomely well done! When I first saw it I thought it was a photograph! It's that lifelike! I expect her to reach out and lick the inside of my computer screen.
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Welcome! I'm a sucker for dogs.
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It's quite lovely. The fur looks so soft and it's very well rendered. Maybe there could be a little more contrast around the eyes? They don't look as set into the face as might be expected.
But it's still a good painting. 
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Aww, thank you for your kind comments
I see what you mean with setting the eyes, they actually went from darker to lighter and then back a bit darker as I got to the end lol. Something to pay attention to on the next puppy pic
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ohhh so cute, it remember my westhighland terrier. eyes are very well done , technically a good portrait, i dont see the reference but your pet will be proud of you.
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Thank you! She's been sitting on my knee while I've been painting this week, attention seeking monster
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it's beautifully done! it looks so real, especially the fur.
just her one eye seems a bit off ... looks in a different direction than the other, i think
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Thank you!
The eyes were one of my sticking points, between getting the angle and height correct and then the shape of them. I was kinda curious if anyone would pick up on them being awkward or whether it was just me
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It looks like you drew them seperately from different perspectives and then put them together 
don't know about the eyes, but she is cute ^___^
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