This is (will be) a digital painting of a scrub jay returning to her nest. If all goes well, I will post the finished painting tomorrow.
All my sessions start with a concept and a loose sketch. Starting the session with a quick sketch provides the opportunity to make changes (including sending them to the recycle bin).
When deemed good to go, the sketch is used as the underlayer for the refined outline which serves as the boundaries for applying the paint.
I don't spend much time on the backgrounds in the sketch phase unless they are landscapes. The background will have colors of sky peeking through softly muted leaves of branches as the focus will be on the scrub jay and her nest....if all goes well.
Looking forward to the final result, sippy.
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