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A Country Hat and a Pretty Pup

Although I wasn’t able to spend much time on my carving this week, the little hound’s hat did get some paint.

Basically a  light yellow combined with some yellow ochre to come up with an interpretation of a straw hat.  Just a hint of burnt sienna around the brim and some yellow ochre here and there to make it look a bit lived-in.  Finally a dry-brush “dusting” of off-white to make the worn parts stand out a bit.  I think the result is a good rendering of a straw hat that a little banjo playing hound dog might sport.

Now, this isn’t a Basset Hound by any means, but my little Sheltie, Rosie, got her Christmas hair-do today and insisted on being included in this post.  I try to keep Rosie happy.