Sunflower

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another gift, this time for Paige. It's her birthday.

i decided to to a sunflower for her because she loves them. Hopefully this will look nice in her kitchen.

So, here's the play by play:

Started out with a sketch


My first move was to paint the petals and the centre with a wash of Lemon Yellow
then i went in with a few darker yellows and added some shadows to give the petals shape.

i added layers of yellow ochre and mixed with browns into the centre then i added a bit of backround trying out the wet-in-wet techniques. not too shabby.
i kinda liked i like this, with the white in the back, but it seemed unfinished...


and then i added the dark background and the flower seemed to POP


the last step was to do an ink outline. et Voila! c'est fini!!
Happy Birthday Paige!!

"sunflower" watercolour and ink 5" x 7"
a gift for Paige.

rated R - some nudity and course language - viewer discretion is advised

Last night i tried something i'd never done before... a self portrait.

i did it with a Sepia Pencil, which i've never used before but quite enjoy. i was expecting it to be more like a pencil crayon, but it was more like charcoal. i'll have to experiment some more with that.

the reason i'm not posting it here is because it's a nude. My first ever.

actually, it's really quite good - if i do say so myself.

i was quite impressed an it's got me inspired to do more. it's hard to use yourself as a model, though.