I sketched out my idea on a small notebook and then scanned it, enlarged it to fit my canvas and then sketched it on canvas. After my sketch was finished I painted the background color and started with the hair, then worked on painting the face, starfish and kelp shawl. I painted my line drawing of the scales and then went over it with a wash of color before doing a finishing touch on the fins. This project is about 4 hours of work.
I really enjoyed this project. I don't often paint my dreamed up sketches, lately I've been big on photo reference. But with a canvas so small I think you can get away with invented details. I hope whoever receives my painting enjoys it. :)
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