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This is the reference photo for the arm I used taken by my teacher.

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Start by stretching a piece of watercolor paper onto a board then stapling it. This is an important step because it prevents the page from wrinkling. Then start sketching the arm on the right side of the page and refer to the reference photo to get an accurate drawing. Next draw a line across the bottom 1/3 of the page to start the wash for the sea. The technique I used is called wet on wet and it helps to blend all of the colors together. I added different shades of dark blues and purples. Then I swirled them to get a wave effect. Be sure to leave some light spaces because it's important to keep contrast. When the wash is dry, use wet on dry technique to add a blue bloom from the fingertip.

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Wet wash

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added pink tissue background

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watercolor wash

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perspective sketches

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more pink tissue added

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base color for hand

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I completed this Mar 13, 2017 and I used Ebony pencil and a blender. What was most difficult about this piece was outlining the face and ear and the lips. The lips were difficult because I didn't want them to look like a prune and have harsh lines in there. This was my first time drawing lips so if I were to do this again I would make the lines less harsh. I enjoyed adding small details like the contouring of the eyes and skin complexion

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Next for a background I added wet crumpled pink tissue to the paper. Let it dry then remove. Be sure not to get any pink on the arm.

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Here I added more of the wet crumpled pink tissue and let it dry.

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Sketches with ebony

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light sketching on top

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Railings: pencil
Road- Chinese marker
Sea- oil pastels

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More sketches

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Starting on the stem of the leaf

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The veins of the leaf

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I completed this Feb 15, 2017 and I used Ebony pencil and a blender. I liked this project because I like geometric shapes and nature and so it allowed me to combine the two. I learned how to shade with a blender and while it was time consuming it was worth it.

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I completed this May 11, 2017 and I used Ebony pencil, Chinese markers, oil pastels, and soft pastels. I enjoyed using the different media in this piece. If I were to do this again I would try to make the sunset a bit smoother and use a wider variety of colors in it. I am most proud of the ocean on the sides of the road as that was the most tedious part of the composition and came out the best.

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I completed this dandelion on May 30, 2017 and I used watercolor. For this project we were free to choose what type of project we wanted to work on. I chose to do a watercolor piece since I am most comfortable with watercolor. I like the wash in the back. If I were to do this again I would make the dandelion seeds thinner.

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Pinecone composition. I completed this Mar 3, 2017 and I used conte, inks, and colored pencils. This project was nice because I was able to experiment with different with different medias and see how they all worked. I like how it came together with the overlapping. I enjoyed the idea of paying attention to the small details of an object and studying it. If I were to do this project again I would have like to add more transparent pages with more drawings to my composition.

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contour added to hand

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Now add the base color for hand. This is just to establish the main color in the hand and go back later for details.

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I completed this Apr 18, 2017 and I used watercolor. This project came out as one of my favorites because I enjoy using watercolor and liked the outcome. I spent the most time on the arm because I wanted to get the shading right. The hardest part was probably getting the right shade of color for the arm. My favorite part was the water at the bottom because I like painting washes of different colors.

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Here I carefully inspected my reference photo and found where the major contouring on the hand was located. It's important to make sure that for shading you darken the skin tone to create shadows. Some major areas to shade were the right side of the arm, the wrist, between the fingers, and around the fingernails. Keep in mind the fingernails tend to be lighter than the skin tone around it.

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For the final step, add some yellow wet crumpled tissue paper on the background. This makes for more contrast and bright colors in the overall composition. Now the painting is complete!