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Description Edit: YAY FOR WEBSITES FIXING THEMSELVES! The finished piece is here: [link]

Notice: I am going in for surgery on Thursday, and so will be unavailable for a while. When I come back, I'll do an actual tutorial on skin tones in colored pencils. Till then, uh.. here's a step by step of a drawing I did a few weeks ago. Not much help here tutorial speaking, sadly.
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Comments: 47

Magicduck [2009-08-12 01:04:46 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for posting this, Jess. It's brilliant!

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JessicaMDouglas In reply to Magicduck [2009-09-18 02:25:07 +0000 UTC]

ah I hope it's useful!

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Nehemet [2009-07-22 19:56:30 +0000 UTC]

He is so sad ):

Good luck with surgery I myself am in the recovery phase of an operation.

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JessicaMDouglas In reply to Nehemet [2009-11-10 09:25:42 +0000 UTC]

thank you

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Rita-Ria [2009-07-21 18:48:49 +0000 UTC]

THis is soooo beautiful, Jess! LOVE IT :lov:

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JessicaMDouglas In reply to Rita-Ria [2009-07-22 18:40:21 +0000 UTC]

thank you

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twilaa [2009-07-20 23:32:54 +0000 UTC]

This piece is so adorably gorgeous. I love all the colors you've used and the caterpillar's face is to die for. <3

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JessicaMDouglas In reply to twilaa [2009-07-22 18:40:35 +0000 UTC]

thank you so much!

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Moriel [2009-07-20 23:28:45 +0000 UTC]

Cuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuute

And thank you for the tutorial.

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JessicaMDouglas In reply to Moriel [2009-07-22 18:40:41 +0000 UTC]

thank you and no problem

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LovelyLadyGray [2009-07-17 19:55:48 +0000 UTC]

This is one of the most meaningful watercolor paintings of a catapillar, Sugarbear. Hope all goes well with the up-coming surgery. I love the way you focus on how all of the colors work together as a whole.

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JessicaMDouglas In reply to LovelyLadyGray [2009-07-18 23:32:05 +0000 UTC]

thank you

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Evanaa [2009-07-17 10:18:40 +0000 UTC]

This is awesome, im loving the way you sketched it!

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JessicaMDouglas In reply to Evanaa [2009-07-17 15:10:00 +0000 UTC]

thank you

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Aryenne [2009-07-16 03:14:15 +0000 UTC]

Awesome stuff! I'd love to see a tutorial on how you do watercolors, cause that just amazes me.

I hope all goes well with your surgery. Your family covered for meals while you're out?

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JessicaMDouglas In reply to Aryenne [2009-07-17 15:12:42 +0000 UTC]

ahhh you'd be better off checking into stephanie law's tutorial. She's the one I learned the splashy stuff from.

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HOULY1970 [2009-07-15 14:48:01 +0000 UTC]

Yup I agree with the rest of these guys .. pretty damn cute.

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JessicaMDouglas In reply to HOULY1970 [2009-07-17 15:14:15 +0000 UTC]

thank you m'lovely

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HOULY1970 In reply to JessicaMDouglas [2009-07-30 17:16:54 +0000 UTC]

Yerrrrr WEECLUM

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miskis [2009-07-15 03:50:11 +0000 UTC]

awww... *hugs cat a pitter* looks sooo sad!
great colors.. you rock woman.

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JessicaMDouglas In reply to miskis [2009-07-17 15:14:23 +0000 UTC]

hee yeah he's a sad bebe, and thank you!

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Frankensuave [2009-07-14 13:06:50 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much! good luck!

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JessicaMDouglas In reply to Frankensuave [2009-07-17 15:14:32 +0000 UTC]

no problemo and thank you

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APhoenixfeather [2009-07-14 09:04:03 +0000 UTC]

totally cool -and sweet ^^

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JessicaMDouglas In reply to APhoenixfeather [2009-07-18 23:32:10 +0000 UTC]

thank you

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hokuto [2009-07-14 00:53:17 +0000 UTC]

Ahhhh, the process looks so cool. o.o *takes coloring notes*

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JessicaMDouglas In reply to hokuto [2009-07-17 15:14:52 +0000 UTC]

*squish*

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ferabird [2009-07-14 00:45:42 +0000 UTC]

*steals for her tutorial collection*

Good luck on the surgery, and I can't wait to see the final.

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JessicaMDouglas In reply to ferabird [2009-07-17 15:14:57 +0000 UTC]

thank you

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clarence-mcgraw [2009-07-13 22:37:15 +0000 UTC]

It's a very cute piece of work.
I hope you'll be alright, Jess.

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JessicaMDouglas In reply to clarence-mcgraw [2009-07-17 15:15:01 +0000 UTC]

thank you

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MeredithDillman [2009-07-13 21:02:56 +0000 UTC]

*hugs* good luck!

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JessicaMDouglas In reply to MeredithDillman [2009-07-18 23:32:17 +0000 UTC]

*hugs on* well you know how it went x.x

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dark7pop7toy7 [2009-07-13 20:43:39 +0000 UTC]

that is the cutest caterpillar I've ever seen

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JessicaMDouglas In reply to dark7pop7toy7 [2009-07-18 23:32:21 +0000 UTC]

thank you

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rachellcoe [2009-07-13 20:21:09 +0000 UTC]

Having put together 'how tos' myself, I know how time consuming giving step-by-step instructions can be and can't thank you enough for taking the time to do this!

This step by step progression of one of your drawings is incredibly illuminating (especially to someone like me who is still trying to learn how to color drawings in 'real life' and WAY more beneficial then just looking at a finished product. Your decision to take the time to do this is a fabulous benefit to the DA community and I greatly appreciate it!

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JessicaMDouglas In reply to rachellcoe [2009-07-18 23:33:03 +0000 UTC]

aahaha my whole problem is trying to stop and remind myself to scan each step. I usually get carried away and get about fifty steps into what I'm doing before I remember I'm supposed to be keeping a record of it. One of these days I need to get a proper way of recording it so people can watch it live or something.

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rachellcoe In reply to JessicaMDouglas [2009-07-19 00:05:10 +0000 UTC]

Believe me, I do the same thing! When you're into something like that you get into a kind of trance state and by the time you 'wake up' you realize its almost done! Which is why I so appreciate what you're doing -- its difficult for you but soooooooo helpful!

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pip-doudelle [2009-07-13 19:43:30 +0000 UTC]

Ahh, that caterpillar is so cute! He would make a great plushie.

Good luck with your surgery! I hope everything goes smoothly and you feel better soon.

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JessicaMDouglas In reply to pip-doudelle [2009-07-18 23:33:08 +0000 UTC]

thank you!

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fairyhoods [2009-07-13 19:39:27 +0000 UTC]

So cute !

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JessicaMDouglas In reply to fairyhoods [2009-07-22 18:42:42 +0000 UTC]

thank you!

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ailime [2009-07-13 19:34:59 +0000 UTC]

awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww this is sooo cute to bits

I wish your surgery will go like a charm and that you recuperate well

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JessicaMDouglas In reply to ailime [2009-07-22 18:43:24 +0000 UTC]

thank you!

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bear48 [2009-07-13 19:30:05 +0000 UTC]

cool

Thank you

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bear48 [2009-07-13 19:30:04 +0000 UTC]

cool

Thank you

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JessicaMDouglas In reply to bear48 [2009-11-10 09:25:22 +0000 UTC]

np

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