More progress

All the pencil work is done. I've kept to simple line work in most areas and only slightly hinted at where the deep shadows will be to keep the watercolour clean and not contaminated by the pencil lead.

Colour-wise I shall attempt a more restrictive palette, maybe just four colours. Having just read James Gurney's brilliant 'Color And Light' it seemed the right thing to do if I want a more harmonious colour scheme. Also I will be more wary of the colour reflecting into the shadows which could be a challenge.

Progress Shot

Progress can be slow when you're having to work on other things at the same time, however I have managed to get started on the final piece for my Brian Jacques homage.

To the left you can see my initial sketch and the reversed and enlarged print of that sketch that I used to trace and then transfer onto the stretched paper (right). As you can see I've just started to reinstate the details with pencil on the final piece.