Did you know that hippos are not related to elephants? But they are related to giraffes, moose, camels, cows, sheep – something to do with 4-chambered stomachs. What a wonderful world we live in!
This is my first acrylic painting in a long time! It’s going to take me a while to get used to it. I’m still trying to decide which brushes to use, Hahnemühle sent me five different kinds of acrylic paper to play with. You know this means a giveaway is coming up in the near future!
Doodlewash doesn’t accept acrylics – it’s a watercolor, gouache, drawing and sketching site. But nobody will scream if I use the daily prompts as inspiration for my acrylic, as long as I don’t post it at Doodlewash itself. The prompt for today was elephant.
Pixabay reference by LionMountain on Pixabay.
- Paint-Liquitex & Holbein Acrylic & Acryla Gouache
- Paper: Hahnemühle Acryl Paper
- Brushes: Callia Mixed Media Brushes
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Absolutely love all the texture and color you’ve used here. Lots of energy and those eyes! Amazing, Sandra!
Thank you so much, Kathy!
This looks great. Wish I knew how to paint like this.
Thank you, Alice! You do know – you just need to know what you know, lol!
Your transition from watercolor to acrylic….seemed pretty seamless! This is wonderful work. Who knew the hippo skin could bring such beauty! 🙂
Thank you, Judy! I already use a lot of opacity in my watercolors, so it wasn’t difficult to change mediums.