Thursday, July 06, 2017

Beorn the Great Black Bear

 I gave his black fur a blue grey dry brush to give it a sheen. I was tempted to paint him brown, even Peter Jackson could not resist that temptation, but Beorn was a great black bear. So, to make the figure a little more interesting I gave him a brown muzzle and ears.
 I turned 46 last week and man I couldn't see a thing when I was trying to paint this beast. Quite depressing when you realize your sight is failing. Even with my classes I struggled in the table light.

 Last night I went on eBay and odered a £80 day light  lamp that should blast those shadows away and ordered some stronger glasses off Amazon. Lets just hope it helps, at least my hand isn't shaky yet, always a bonus.
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8 comments:

  1. CelticCurmudgeon11:48 am

    Beorn looks terrific!

    My eye doctor explained that much of vision is about getting enough light into the eye to see clearly. The new lamp should help a lot. Your choice of good non-prescription reading glasses at a stronger rating should help as well.

    Again...nice job!

    jerry

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  2. joe5mc1:55 pm

    Good paint job and great choice of model. I recently had to get my first pair of reading glasses, more needed for painting than reading!

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  3. BigRedBat2:23 pm

    Lovely painting!

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  4. Phil Curran11:03 pm

    Daylight lamps with magnifier are the way to go .... 50 this year ya young whippersnapper !!!

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  5. James12:34 am

    A. Lovely painting.
    B. I wear bifocals. My eye doctor said it was ok if I was looking over the top of the frames to focus.
    C. I need a Beorn/bear too.

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  6. szeperd8:36 pm

    Daylight lamp should help. I trust it will and you will keep on moving with all that staff. All the best!

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  7. Secundus2:10 pm

    thanks Guys I bought a lovely new lamp and upgraded my glasses, so far so good. I can paint again...

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  8. luckypunk9:45 pm

    I’m 53 now and using daytime lamps and magnifying glasses. It’s amazing how much more you can see, and for me it brings back the enjoyment of the hobby

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