Magnolia Blossom acrylic portrait magnolia flowers

Well here is Lyrae update for my work this week.  

She is coming out quite quickly and have to think it is the black paper.  Really gives you ahead start as you don't have to cover the white of the paper.  Have more colored pastel paper and might need to get into it again, but most are mid tones.  Would like to try the color pencil on them, have seen the most beautiful cats on samon paper.  

Anyway back to Lyrae, i have most of our right slide blocked in with colors and am hoping to get refined through her muzzle.  As you can see i have the lay in colors on and am starting to refine and work in other colors to get fur texture, do this by laying in layers and working it and adding another color layer and editing.   I am using pastel pencils for this refining, they are harder and cut thru the softer pastel and leave stroke work visible.  i have a busy schedule next week so won't have much work time and want to stay consistent on most of her so the time difference won't show.  Also have the color combination in my head now, so......  I see this as a limited cleaning and work weekend and more of a play weekend, YESSS!!   

Got to get that ear in to match.  Love doing that long silky hair.

As you can see I have tweaked the eyes more to add more yellow tones which pick up the fur colors of her face, and as final finish will add orange flecks for a little zing.  

Thanks for stopping by, all comments and suggestions are welcome, hope to post more completed tomorrow.