Challenge 15: body diversity No. 2

[mekare]

Title: You up for more dancing, sailor?
Artist: mekare
Rating: G
Fandom: original art, but inspired by Agent Carter's Rose
Character: a sassy red-headed gal on a night out
Content Notes: pastels, I'd appreciate some tips for creating darker values. Or maybe I should start working on a dark background so the shadows are already there?

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[amberdreams]

This was a day workshop, and the second two pieces I did that day are nowhere near as good as this one was! She made us put down the highlights and light areas first - which works well when you're using this darker coloured backgrounds. I've seen people use a similar technique with painting too - covering their canvas with a wash colour before they start.