Orchid

[ams]

I did this painting in three steps.
First, I did a pencil sketch of the blossoms.
Second, I did a light underpainting of the darks.

The last step was to add the color using Inktense pencils like watercolor.

8"x10" on Arches cp.

 

[Rikard]

Delicate and lovely. Well done.

 

[Grapes]

Beautiful!

 

[TK H-H]

Lovely! Beautiful colors, and the underpainting really shines through in the shadows.

 

[Balaji]

This is wonderful!

 

[Triduana]

Gorgeous Anne. Thanks for showing the two stages, it shows how effective doing an underpainting can be.

 

[PaintBoss]

Another beautiful piece!
Thank you for showing the stages as well. It’s so interesting to see and it helps other people to learn as well.
I’ve never used Inktense pencils. How do you like them? What do you mean that they’re like watercolor? Do you mean adding in the colour or do you mean there’s some flow to them?

 

[LizC]

Beautiful, I like the soft transitions