I took an oil painting course with Heather Bullach and tried oils for the first time during Namopaimo 2026, which included color theory that really leveled up my artwork. A WIP pic below!
Additionally, instead of just blindly following along a tutorial on how to paint hooves step by step this month, I combined methods from two artists I admired to try and replicate what I saw in photos of real hooves. The break through was not trying to paint in every line on the hoof, but to let the brush frey and use layering and strategic lining to imply hoof texture. I feel like I am close to getting shell hooves that I like!
I took an oil painting course with Heather Bullach and tried oils for the first time during Namopaimo 2026, which included color theory that really leveled up my artwork. A WIP pic below!
Additionally, instead of just blindly following along a tutorial on how to paint hooves step by step this month, I combined methods from two artists I admired to try and replicate what I saw in photos of real hooves. The break through was not trying to paint in every line on the hoof, but to let the brush frey and use layering and strategic lining to imply hoof texture. I feel like I am close to getting shell hooves that I like!