Royal Pet Portrait 1 - Underpainting and Tracing

Royal Pet Portrait 1 - Underpainting and Tracing

Turn your pet into regal royalty with Smart Trace—crown, cape, and all! In this fun creative course, you'll learn how to make your furry friend the noble star of a painting inspired by royal portraits from the Renaissance era. Join Hayley for the first chapter and create a custom outline of your pet as a king or queen using Smart Trace and the Drag feature, then prep your canvas for painting with a thin layer of acrylic color.

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Takeaways

  • Learn how to use Smart Trace to create custom portraits.
  • Master the drag feature for perfect positioning.
  • Gain skills in prepping and underpainting a canvas for acrylics.

Key Moments

  • 00:00:00 - Introduction to painting royal pet portraits.
  • 00:00:47 - Selecting and tracing a regal portrait outline.
  • 00:01:18 - Prepping canvas with a sheer coat of paint.
  • 00:02:57 - Using drag feature to position pet's head.
  • 00:10:44 - Tracing the crown on top of the pet's head.

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