Doc Zhou

Posted on February 24, 2016 by dkatiepowellart

Wanting to test some techniques for a more serious piece.
I’m no portraitist! But I practice, with a little help from my friends… This sketch is way too pale to begin…

Liking the darker colors…

Wanting to frame and brighten… Not a bad study!

Strathmore Watercolor paper with a Pentalic 2B woodless pencil,
Platinum Preppie Pen, Kuretake Zig Cartoonist Brush Pen No. 22, Diamine Ancient Copper ink, Daniel Smith and Holbien watercolor paints.

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4 Responses to Doc Zhou

Jilanne Hoffmann says:

February 24, 2016 at 5:03 pm

That background feels embroidered, for lack of a better description. Very nice.

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- dkatiepowellart says:
  
  February 26, 2016 at 12:11 am
  
  I understand that… I was going for something else but it didn’t work so I played with that… You will see it when I post my other acupuncturist pic!
  
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Kim says:

February 28, 2016 at 10:35 pm

I was thinking the background looks like a silky scarf. I like it!

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- dkatiepowellart says:
  
  February 29, 2016 at 12:21 am
  
  Thank you; I gave it to her and she liked it — it was unexpected, a gift….
  
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