24/02/2014

Work in Progress: Pool Beauty Feat Natascha Klein

Pool Beauty Natascha WIP 1/20: It all starts with a rough block-in.

Pool Beauty Natascha WIP 2/20: Underpainting for Natascha's face.

Pool Beauty Natascha WIP 3/20: Added several skin layers on top of the underpainting.

Pool Beauty Natascha WIP 4/20: Working out shadow details. I've also added her lashes.

Pool Beauty Natascha WIP 5/20: Now beginning to draw her hair. Always begin with the lighter colors, then move on to the darker ones. Blonde hair has many shades from white to yellow to brown to black.

Pool Beauty Natascha WIP 6/20: Her hand casts very deep shadows so I'm preparing rim light effects on her palm.

Pool Beauty Natascha WIP 7/20: ...and the other hand :)

Pool Beauty Natascha WIP 8/20: I'm filling the areas that are going to be the pool water with a blue watercolor pencil. Then I'm going to blend it with water, to have a plain blue underpainting for the waves.

Pool Beauty Natascha WIP 9/20: Drawing the waves highlights.

Pool Beauty Natascha WIP 10/20: All those blues are for the waves.

Pool Beauty Natascha WIP 11/20: further work on the water.

Pool Beauty Natascha WIP 12/20: Shading her upper arm.

Pool Beauty Natascha WIP 13/20: Prepared the underpainting for her chest.

Pool Beauty Natascha WIP 14/20: The shading for her chest and neck is going to be very complex with lots of...

Pool Beauty Natascha WIP 15/20: ...cross hatched patterns, multi layers and other wet skin effects.

Pool Beauty Natascha WIP 16/20: Several layers done.

Pool Beauty Natascha WIP 17/20: On the contrast-intensive parts, I'm actually going to draw pore by pore. :)

Pool Beauty Natascha WIP 18/20: Refining her stunningly beautiful face and deepening some shadows.

Pool Beauty Natascha WIP 19/20: The rest of the waves.

Pool Beauty Natascha WIP 20/20: Almost done - just adding the pool's cement edge.

See the finished drawing, here!

WIP photos were shot by Natascha Klein Photography.

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