Abstract Elephant - Panorama Dot painting

Abstract Elephant panorama dot painting, head-on among paint splashes

An elephant faces you head-on, ears spread wide, surrounded by loose brush strokes, drips and splatters. The wide format gives those sweeping strokes room to fan out on both sides of the head.

You fill the printed circles with markers, so the splashes come from dots instead of paint. The wrinkled trunk and the two tusks build up row by row.

What is in the dot painting kit

Everything you need comes in one box:

• Printed canvas: sturdy, with the trunk folds and tusks sharply printed.
• Guide: one page that explains the dot sizes.
• Double-tip markers:
  • 1.0 mm tip: for the broad ears and the heavy strokes around them.
  • 0.5 mm tip: for the trunk wrinkles, the eyes and the small splatters.

For lovers of expressive animal art

A good pick if you like a portrait with some energy in it. It suits a living room, a studio or a hallway with a long free wall.

Start with the face in the middle and work outward one stroke at a time. The loose background is forgiving, so it is easy to stop and pick up again later.

Follow the direction of the strokes

Dot along the diagonal strokes instead of across them, so the movement stays visible. Keep the tusks the lightest part of the canvas by pressing only briefly there.

From across the room the elephant steps out of the swirl of strokes. Up close you see that every splash is made of single dots.