Butterfly transformed by color

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At the request of my wife, an initial image on a sticky note is made into a full-color painting.

Butterfly - apo

1. A scan and enlargement of the original
2. Folds in the copy provide guidelines for the blank canvas
3. loose sketch avoiding strict match
4. color pencil ‘blocking’ of colors
5. pastel filling
6. acrylic wash
7. pastel accents
8. acrylic detail

Almost done.

Finished!

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