[Woodcarver] Grizzly bear paint

[Loren Woodard]

Bob:

I think your colors are right on.  I forgot to mention the yellows in my
previous post.

Loren Woodard

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> Somehow this thread got onto Black Bears. I believe the original question
was
> about a grizzly. I would use acrylics. Get out the earth colors. Raw
Umber,
> Burnt Umber, Raw sienna, Burnt Sienna, Yellow Ochre. Check out some good
> reference photos. I think I would make a mixture of the Umbers stay on the
"red"
> side. This would be my base color. I would high light the sides of the
muzzle
> with Raw sienna. Paint the hump and along the spine with a lot of yellow
mixed
> in. In the shadows, under the belly and the bottom of the legs I would
shade
> with Raw Umber. In the rib area you could rub in some Burnt Sienna. Try to
think
> hi lights and shade. This should make a pretty good looking bear.
>   Bob Barris
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