No day but today

Hello fellow bloggers.

I've been a bad blogger of late, but I blame it on the holidays!

I've been working on my Sketchbook,

but there is no way it will get finished by the Jan 15th deadline.

Oh well.

I will finish it though. I need to take updated pictures

so I can show you guys.

I had a friend in town for NYE and she asked for a painting.

My only requirement was purples and reds,

and song lyrics from Rent.

I thought about it for a few days.

I knew I wanted to experiment more with my watercolors and ink.

From there, I wasn't sure.

So, I went through my supplies, and my little star templates stood out.

I sat down with my Sketchbook, the stars and a pencil.

A few sketches later, I decided on this layout you see above.

Next was the fun part, outlining it in ink (Micron), and detailing.

Once that part was done, I got to play with my watercolors.

I've read a lot about color theory, but when it comes down to it

I just like to mix my favorite colors and see what happens.

From here I just added layers of color until I liked what I saw.

Not very technical, but I love the outcome :)