Oil foot painting tutorial 1
Sketch out the basic shapes of the foot using the pencil.
Oil foot painting tutorial 2
Turn Precise Mode off to get back to a normal pencil and block out the shadows
Oil foot painting tutorial 3
Block out the main colors on a new layer using the Oil Brush (around 50% Thinners for a smooth effect)
Oil foot painting tutorial 4
Block in the shadows and add a bit of basic detail
Oil foot painting tutorial 5
Blend it all with the Wet palette knife to create a smooth backdrop for the rest of the details - and to see if the colors and shadows work properly. Real Color Blending mode helps a lot (if you have ArtRage 4)
Oil foot painting tutorial 6
Start going over everything again in greater detail with a thicker and smaller oil brush (lower Thinners, smaller tool size).
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Once you have all the colors, highlights, and shadows down, hide the sketch layer and touch it up.
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Keep painting until all the colors and shadows are in place. Just paint over anything that doesn't look right, until you like the overall result.
Oil foot painting tutorial 9
Then go over it with the Flat palette knife to blend the oils smoothly
Oil foot painting tutorial 10
Touch up the little detailed areas (such as the toes) using either a very small palette knife size or just by going back to the oil brush.
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Then add a new layer behind and add the shadow.
Oil foot painting tutorial 10
Change the canvas settings and background color.
