Marwell Zoo Zany Zebra campaign 2016 Brazilian Zebra update 09

Marwell Zoo Zany Zebra campaign 2016 Brazilian Zebra update 09

Brazilian Zebra with all the body covered in paint

Today was spent filling the white areas with yellow, up to three coats and then repairing the damage caused by the masking tape on the green sections. Fortunately the repairs do not take too long and can't really be seen. The aim is to get the large areas of blue, green and yellow done so that they look tidy and have dense colour. It was good to see the whole 'Zany Zebra' now covered with paint. The next stage after this is to apply some detail in the form of pattern, squiggles and the Olympic torch for example. I did some detail on the rear end and leg to get a feel of how it is going to be practical to do. The details turned out quite well and were done freehand. As the details are quite organic they did not have to be 'mechanically perfect' which would have been difficult. A cheap 1/2 inch sable hair brush was used and I found it worked well by loading it with paint and having the confidence to work quickly. Being slow would have made the end result more shaky than it is!

Some painted detail to leg