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Background is done ✅<\/h1>\n

This painting is one that a friend of mine has been asking me to complete for maybe a good two years. Having a couple of days free in between commissions I thought I would make a start on it. For this, I knew I wanted to have a bokeh background. A background which I LOVE. I really like how it can create a magical effect and add extra depth and dimension to the painting. This is why I love my airbrush so much. It’s perfect for these out of focus effects and they are also simple to create.<\/h3>\n

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This photo was a Instagram story post but it shows how the background looks. All I need to do today is work on adding the dragonfly and flowers. I am using a very smooth surface for this painting so it should work really well for all the super fine pattern detailing on the Dragonfly wings. With the wings being transparent the background will show through \ud83d\ude00<\/h3>\n

This will feature as a full length tutorial for Patreon on my acrylic tier to :).<\/p>\n

Lets get started!!<\/h1>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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