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?

Preview:



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Comments

[amberdreams]

My artist friend who runs various classes recommends pastels on mid tone paper - so you start off with an interesting coloured background, like burgundy, or blue, or burnt umber, and then build up your colour over that. Then you can make use of the paper colour too, instead of completely concealing it.

I had a go in one of her classes and my first one (when I was listening to her instructions!) was really effective.

[minoanmiss]

Oh my wow! I want her to take me dancing!

I should post something useful and analytical and stuff but this just filled me with such *delight*!