Hand painted in Rebelle 7 Pro on a Surface Pro 8 (i7, 16gb RAM) with Slim Pen 2.

I approached this portrait with the intent to (again) try watercolors on it. I planned to spend a while playing with them and thought I’d probably end up back at acrylics. But I’ve been learning a lot with my other work these days and something clicked while I was playing at slowly building up the layers and depth of color that this kind of watercolor requires.

I’m so pleased with the results!

Progress Pictures

The main reference picture had her feet buried in a towel, so I studied other pictures and worked out how they needed to be drawn. I ended up changing her pose a little so her stance was braced correctly without the seat to lean on.

I started out with my normal sketch, and then had fun playing around with a new inking brush I’ve been working on.

Starting the process of finding the highlights and layering in the darker values.

Painting the body went rapidly once I worked out the mental process to follow, and I didn’t think to take a screenshot until it was finished!