I had taken a day off because, as I suspected would happen, I have come across some glitches and challenges so I needed to come back to the painting with fresh eyes. The challenge was to get the musculature looking natural and I struggled with that. The glitch however, which I am more concerned about, is the fact that the reference photo is of a low resolution. This is mainly a problem when it comes to tweaking details and colouration in the legs and feet. There are times that the legs/feet blend with the background in the photo so I am unable to get a clear definition of what I am working with. In other words, I have to fudge it in places. This is extremely frustrating because I know that this can make or break the 'authenticity' of Bekka's image.
I am struggling badly with the feet. Should I avoid details in them completely or do I pencil in details or attempt to paint them. Internet pictures of greyhound feet in this stance are impossible to find as they are always 'hidden' in the grass. Time to put down my brush and back away!!.
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