I wanted to create an early light atmosphere for this painting to bring out the colors of the Lynx. Starting with a brief drawing and then blending the background. The next stage was to block in color with warmer hues on the cat's left-hand side of its face to show a direction of light. Now the longest time taken was to paint the fur on the body using a 000 paintbrush. The final stages were to complete the fur detail on the head and bring the eyes alive and then add the fur tufts on his ears and whiskers using a Rigger paintbrush.
Iberian Lynx Facts:
The Iberian Lynx is the most endangered of the cat species with only around 1,000 remaining in the wild. They are found mainly in a small enclave in Spain and a few scattered populations in remote areas of Portugal. The name Lynx comes from the Greek word ‘to shine’ – perhaps a reference to the cat’s reflective eyes.
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