M A L E M A L E M A L E etc.

I’ve added white on the sides of the nose and one more layer of Indian Yellow Hue over the kangaroo to deepen the colour.

I’ve been over my painting ‘Male’ with the dip pen and Raw Umber to add more detail. Looks great!

The diamond eyes are painted! Next up is applying the mirrored shards to the diamonds. But how Lucy? Ummm, I’m not sure yet. It’s time to experiment!

The final touches of colour on the diamond eyes is complete. Now they just need some highlights and some drawing.

After 8 layers of paint, the kangaroo is now officially ‘gold’!

I’ve just finished the Indian Yellow Hue layer. The last planned layer is Quinacridone/Nickel Azo Gold.

The kangaroo is almost gold. This layer of Dairylide Yellow is really amping up the overall colour!

I have an opportunity to retake the 360 degrees photo that I use to make the ‘world’ the gold kangaroo is in. The ‘world’ (HDRI file) surrounding the kangaroo forms the reflection in the gold.

I’m not sure if the layer is too light or not, but it is better to paint it too light then to be too heavy. I can always add another layer later if it’s needed.

I pushed through the resistance (I didn’t feel like doing it but I made myself to do it anyway) and finished the fiddly last brown details! Enjoy the video!

Today I painted as much detail as I could.