ClemensArt

I’ve laid in the shape of the wings.  Now comes the shading, which is really important and proportionally difficult.  Getting smooth effects in acrylic without an airbrush is a delicate operation.  I may switch over to colored pencils, which work very nicely.  Sometimes I finish off a piece in oil, to smooth out details and soften things like fur.  But once you paint oil over acrylic, you can’t go back.  You can’t paint acrylic over oil because of the different drying times.  In several months you would develop cracking.  So colored pencils it is.  Why not just get out the airbrush?  Call it pride.  Okay, call it laziness.  I’d rather find other options than get it out, make sure the compressor line is clear, cut friskets, mix my colors, make sure the needle isn’t bent, etc.