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CESAR de OLIVEIRA BALDACCI
Janaína Cesar de Oliveira Baldacci
Based on a photograph taken by Tatiana Bicalho, Baldacci captured the natural
undulations of the fur and folds of her pet bulldog with bristle brushes. Baldacci first
drew a white outline of the dog (against the black background) with the Pen tool
and applied a Gaussian Blur effect. From the Brush Libraries menu (in the bottom
left of the Brushes panel), Baldacci opened the Bristle Brush Library. She then
chose a few bristle brushes that had varying characteristics in Paint Opacity, Bristle
Stiffness, and Bristle Density, such as Round Fan, Flat Blunt, Flat Point, and Round
Curve (
Brushes Panel & Preview Mode
). Baldacci then selected the Paintbrush tool
(B), chose a bristle brush and a stroke color, and drew into the first of many layers
(
Outline Mode View
). In layers above, she added greater definition and built the fur
in stages based on color, such as white, gray, and highlights. On the uppermost
layers she added the snout, eye details, and additional layers of fur until the portrait
was complete.
