Giraffe Lovewith Tamara Laporte

Supplies used this sessionPlease note, below are the supplies I used, but you can substitute the supplies if and where needed if you don't have what I've used.

1 Sheet of hotpressed watercolour paper (140lbs) (I used 16 x 12” but you can use 12 x 9” if you prefer)

Graphite pencil (I like the graphgear 1000 by pentel 2b in lead, 0.9 width, but any graphite pencil will do).

Acrylics Inks (I used liquitex and Daler Rowney) Collage pieces like book pages/ music scores/ patterned paper Posca pens black and white (or other waterproof black/ white pens) Fluid Acrylics (I used Cobalt Teal Fluid Acrylics by Golden), but you can also use

heavybody acrylics

Reference Photo:

Simple steps to creating a collage & paint painting:

1. Sketch your giraffe (I sketch very loosely as I’m not too worried about creating a likeness).

2. Add collage pieces to your giraffe. 3. Using acrylic inks start adding colour and patterns. 4. Deepen the shading where needed. 5. Add highlights. 6. Add doodles and patterns. 7. Play and explore!

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