3/21/19

BAL Mixed Media

I used watercolor pencils and added more dark into the trunk and leaves.  My first couple of passes were too light for my taste.  I find adding colored pencil to a medium to dark surface to be a quicker process. 

I used some white and black pen & ink to add some value and texture.  I started organizing the darks and lights, added "sky holes" (more needed) and started working on the trunk all with colored pencil.

I added more white to the bird.  Need to add some of the shadows.  I worked on the legs adding color and value.  They still need some darks.  I added the shadow below the bird to ground the bird.  I also added some warm yellow to the ground as well.  I added more light and dark to the beak and head.  I used purple to darken around areas of the bird.