This is a 2-hr watercolor portrait on 90 lbs cold press, made from looking at a photograph, but not tracing. Notice the pencil construction lines used to develop 3-d forms of Diana’s head, torso, etc. Large multi-color wash was used to create dark background, then developed in 2-3 subsequent layers. As background was drying, details of Diana were painted, careful to avoid touching still-wet outline of the figure. All wash were kept as loose and liquid as possible, so they mix on their own and find their own character in the texture of the paper.
Watercolor Portrait of Pit Bull Rescue Dog "Diana"