I used my colour swatches to help me mix the right colours. I felt nervous when I started it and got more confident the more I did.
My Final Picture
Lessons learned from the picture
- The grid technique made it easier to draw accurately
- It was really useful to be able to decide on the different different colours before I used them
- It was also useful to experiment with different textures
- It’s important to plan which spaces are meant to be white. I accidentally painted over some spaces which were meant to be white so I have to fill it in white with white acrylic paint.
- Contrast is really important too because it makes the subject stand out more
- I got one of the wing patterns wrong because I focused so much on painting so I forgot to look 🙁
Overall, I thought the picture went pretty well and was worth the while.