Oaxacan Hummingbird Hound, Stage 6 COMPLETE!

^ Post-It Notes arranged to leave only the neck visible. 

^ Canary Yellow painted at top; priming layer of Process Red

at the bottom. 

^ Orange, Yellowed Orange, and Sunburst Orange added. 

^ Carmine Red used to blend Orange and Process Red.

The neck is now painted, sans its markings. 

^ Smaller teardrop shapes colored within neck markings. 

^ Markings outlined with Copenhagen Blue.

 ^ Primed with Copenhagen Blue.

^ Upper two markings painted; I finished them off with

True Blue and Deco Blue. 

^ The neck is now fully painted! 

^ Pulling back to show the last portion left:

the forelegs and chest. 

^ Marking inked onto foreleg with ballpoint. 

^ Post-It Note arrangement leaving working

space visible. 

^ Forelegs begin with priming layers of Dark Purple

and Process Red. I gradually add Dahlia Purple and Mulberry. 

^ Outer forelegs painted; now for the markings. 

^ The foreleg markings are painted with Copenhagen Blue,

True Blue, and Deco Blue, as with the neck markings. 

^ Scapula and humerus colored with True Blue Verithin,

darkened with True Blue, and finally blended with the

Colorless Blender. 

^ I tackle the chest with Copenhagen Blue, Process Red,

Dahlia Purple, Mulberry, and a bit of Dark Purple. 

^ Priming continued into rib area. 

^ Spaces around ribs colored. 

^ The Oaxacan Hummingbird Hound is COMPLETE!

^ Color-corrected in PS.

Oaxacan Hummingbird Hound, Stage 5!

^ I fix the scapula and humerus, then ink them with ballpoint. 

^ I also fix the pelvis and femur. 

^ Black markings outlined with Verithin. 

^ Post-It Note arrangement used to color in

the black markings. I try to keep the

surrounding white space as clean as possible. 

^ Black markings completed! 

^ "Surgery view" on the hip and hock. 

^ Partially colored hock / heel. 

^ Colored spiral. 

^ Outer flank painted. 

^ Impressed lines added to inner flank around pelvis and femur. 

^ Priming layer of Aquamarine. 

^ Yellow Chartreuse, Chartreuse, Apple Green,

and Peacock Green complete this portion. 

^ The same goes for this portion. 

^ Almost fully-painted left hind leg. 

^ The Oaxacan Hummingbird Hound's hind legs are finished!

Oaxacan Hummingbird Hound, Stage 4!

^ Post-It Note takeover in preparation for

finishing the tail. 

^ Priming layer of Aquamarine. 

^ Yellow Chartreuse added. 

^ Fluff outlined with Apple Green Verithin. 

^ Peacock Green added to help darken the fur

for sgraffito.

 ^ Fully painted with the addition of

Apple Green and Chartreuse.

^ Highlights added with White after being scraped out. 

^ Hind paws up next! Outlined with True Blue Verithin. 

^ Primed with True Blue and Indigo Blue. 

^ Painted with Copenhagen Blue and finishing layers

of True Blue and Indigo Blue. 

^ An up-to-date look at the Oaxacan Hummingbird Hound!

Progress has been slower than I'd wanted, so I want to finish as much tonight as possible. These photos were taken on the 12th.

Oaxacan Octopus, Stage 5 DONE!

^ Remaining markings penciled in. Deciding which patterns

and colors to use is more difficult than coloring itself! 

 ^ Pulling back to show how I've masked other areas.

^ I begin by coloring the teardrops with gradated colors. 

^ Working on the pattern strip above the teardrops. 

^ Purple areas primed... 

^ ...and painted. 

^ Teardrop 'frames' colored. 

^ Moving on to the pattern that continues from the tentacles. 

^ Inner areas painted. 

^ Differences between primed and painted areas. 

 ^ Primed balloon shapes.

^ Priming continued; far right painted. 

^ Balloon shapes fully painted. 

^ Beginning to prime the final sections. 

^ Closeup of Crimson Red vs. Magenta. 

^ Next section partially primed. 

^ I buff sections of the Octopus at a time while removing

the Post-It Notes. Notice how shiny the colored pencil becomes.

^ The Oaxacan Octopus is DONE!

Approximately 12 hours of work spread over 8 days on-and-off. I listened to a bunch of music to help me focus, including Massive Attack, Moby, Goldfrapp, Emiliana Torrini, and The Smashing Pumpkins.

Thank you to everyone who has followed the Oaxactopus's progress!