Mrs Claus

It’s been a while since I did a painting of Aftyn! Long enough that I felt a little rusty. But, after some false starts trying to decide what brushes to use, I got back into the swing of things. The reference is taken from one of her early ear licking videos. I just can’t resist that smile!

Ultimately, this was all done with that Sinnix dry brush. It has just the right mix of blend and line control for my hand. At some point I need to figure out what properties of that are working for me, because I’d like to apply them to other brushes with more appealing textures.

No cheating here! Freehand sketch, eyeballed color. You’ll notice a fair bit of blending; I am just about at peace with my use of that tool. As much as I admire chunky, sloppy brushes, when likeness is on the line, I find it impossible not to aim for precision.