Cheetah Tutorial - Part 1 - Intermediate - Advanced (Patreon)

Hi everyone,

This is Part 1 of the Cheetah tutorial. 

Part 2 is here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/75507763

This lovely lady is a resident of an open plains zoo here in NSW Australia. When I took the photo I used for this painting she had recently had some cubs and she was keeping a close eye on them. That was back in 2014.

Dom and I stayed overnight at the zoo in some glamorous tents! The tents were fabulous. They had wooden floors, a four poster bed with luxury linen and a beautiful bathroom with full sized bath. Right out the front of the tent were some zebras grazing on the grass. We sat on the deck in the late afternoon, drank wine and watched them. We were treated to an African themed dinner as well. It was a great experience and I managed to get plenty of photos of the animals.

I didn't paint a study of this painting before I painted the main painting so you'll see me trying to figure out what to do with the foreground. I built the foreground up with a few different washes and eventually I was happy with it. Some patience is required when painting the spots. I painted this cheetah over two days taking lots of breaks.

All of the files you need to complete the painting are attached below my message here. There are plenty of progress photos to help you. I hope you enjoy painting it.

Louise

PS: I have a simple Christmas themed tutorial I'll be posting very soon. 

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