Subject: Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly on Apple Blossoms
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| Tiger Swallowtail in Acrylic |
Date: 02/22/2018
Painting Session: 1
Medium: Acrylic on Illustration Board
Colors Used: Titanium White, Naphthol Red Light, Carbon Black, Quinacridone Magenta, Ultramarine Blue Lemon Yellow.
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| Initial Drawing |
Using a reference photo, I took of a Tiger Swallowtail butterfly. I created the composition first on paper. Once I was satisfied with the composition, I transferred the drawing to the illustration board. I accomplished this by lightly rubbing graphite on the reverse side of the drawing then lightly tracing the lines of the image to the graphite would transfer to the bard. I was careful not to press too hard so that I would not create any dents on the board. If lines were faint after the transfer, I darkened them a with a pencil.
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| The underpainting of Tiger Swallowtail |
I roughed in the initial layer of the butterfly using yellow and black applying a thin watered down coat of acrylic. Then did the same for the flowers using a mixture of Titanium White, Naphthol Red Light, and Quinacridone Magenta. For the leaves, I used a combination of Lemon Yellow, Ultramarine Blue. In the next session, I will continue to add layers and refine the painting
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| Roughed in Flowers and Leaves |
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