willie Posted March 6, 2015 Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 i have a question to ask when you are doing a pattern that has a lot of black in it.i have been using black backer board on the pattern where u see thru it where the blade cut out BUT what do you do if the whole portrait is just about black (like a black angus cow) standing in a field. i feel like it would look weird if you cut the cow and and just put black backer board where the cow was.am i missing something? thanks willie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted March 7, 2015 Report Share Posted March 7, 2015 You may be surprised at how good it may look. I suggest trying it. If it doesn't work for you then just try another background. I've seen some folks use a photo as a background, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryEA Posted March 7, 2015 Report Share Posted March 7, 2015 I really like Black Angus over charcoal. Smudger, Doug, LarB and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonR Posted March 7, 2015 Report Share Posted March 7, 2015 Willie, Unless it is a silhouette, even a black subject like the cow would have a lot of white in it. And no it wouldn't look weird. The black angus pattern would look something like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted March 7, 2015 Report Share Posted March 7, 2015 nice effect! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ike Posted March 7, 2015 Report Share Posted March 7, 2015 I don't see any problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willie Posted March 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2015 ok thanks to your answers.the subject is really my boston terrior and you know how there is a lot of black in them.yall are a very very good source of info and thanks for sharing as it means a lot. i have the portrait of my boxer done and the boston terrior done and now i am working on a portrait of my wife standing in kitchen at thanksgiving with all the accessories on the cabinets in the background.when i get it all done i will try to figure out how to post pics so i HOPE yall can enjoy. Scrolling Steve 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappile Posted March 7, 2015 Report Share Posted March 7, 2015 Anxious to see your pictures. If you need help posting them, ask, people here can help. I'm sure there are instuction on this site somewhere also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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