Painting hairy arms

[Jean Kelly]

Okay, before you think I'm making another bad joke here, this is serious! I'm currently painting a portrait of a very hairy guy (Steve). I bought a set of very cheap bristle brushes and cut them all up so I had very ragged, shaggy tips. Now I'm playing around with them and trying to get the look of believable, curly hair on his arms. It still looks a little clumpy, do I need to use a lot more medium?

Are their any other suggestions on achieving this illusion without painting every single hair.

I'll post a picture later of my attempts.

Grateful for tips
Jean

[Allan Rahbek]

Thought u vere in the monkey business.

Take a look at "Janni & Freja" page 2 under Works in progress. The hair on Freja

[Jean Kelly]

HeeHee, Steve is more of a gorilla. This is wiry, curly, grey hair, not the same quality as your grandaughter's soft baby hair. I was considering using a toothbrush and literally scratching into the paint. I'm still playing.

Jean