Archaeopteryx
A painting to practice pushing a more watercolor look in digital and trying for more stylized but informed shapes!
Final painting
Initial Line Art
Flat Filling Color- for a watercolor look, I find it helps to mask a section, fill with white, and then paint in a wash.
Retaining some of that initial white seems to really help with a digital watercolor look.
Adding Values
Reinforcing Lighting
FInal Image- one more line art pass and vertical hatching