I want to begin with what seems to be the color of the base fish. I have tried this technique when painting the spots on dogs (particularly a dalmatian,) and the stripes on zebras. I am not sure scales grow on fish the same way that hair grows on dogs and zebra, but it is a place to start. I created these stripes by quickly laying down wet-next-to-wet acrylics.
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| Base colors for first trout-color trial. Acrylic on paper. Click on image to enlarge. |
Once the base color was dry to the touch, I coated it with a very wet layer of raw umber, thinned acrylic wash. Immediately, I covered the wet surface with a crinkled sheet of plastic food wrap in the hopes of creating some subtle texture, and let this layer dry. Although I like the texture and the pattern it creates, it needs additional enhancement to truly look like the fish I saw swimming; something more deliberate and repetitious.
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| Acrylic on paper, layer #2, enhances with plastic food wrap, and allowed to dry. | | |
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