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With 1.5 out of 4 major homeworks done, I got out 5 minutes and decide to do a quick watercolor figure study. No reference, just started with pencil and colored it. I may continue to thoroughly document my techniques in the future, for my own reference.

I am starting to get familiar with shading golden objects and basic skintones now. The jeans are OK, but the shadow need some improvement. I am still not very familiar with shading colored objects, especially when the base color is relatively high chroma. For example, I intended her to wear a scarlet shirt, but ended up making the shadow purple. Shadow on her jeans is definitely too warm. These abrupt temperature changes seem to muddy the color.

I used Sennelier Aqua Mini set. I am still unfamiliar with the paint so I ended up wasting quite a lot because the pans are either rock hard or cream soft depending on wetting time.

Skintone uses diluted Burnt Umber (PBr7) with tiny amount of French Vermilion (PR242) and French Ultramarine Blue (PB29, PV15) to adjust. Some places have too much temperature change, which is caused by a brush too large. For now, I think the shadow may be too warm.

Hair uses a tint of Primary Yellow (PY74) at its light area. Its mid value is a duller orange made from the yellow and some French Vermilion and Burnt Umber. Its shadow area uses some more French Vermilion and some more Burnt Umber.

Shirt uses French Vermilion and French Ultramarine. I think the problem was that both of these paints have very high chroma, making small adjustments very difficult. Since the paint is unexpectedly soft, I put way too much blue into the mix.

Jeans uses French Ultramarine and Cinereous Blue (PB15:3, PW4). Note: the Cinereous Blue looks like Cerulean, but it is not. I mixed in some Burnt Umber for the shadow, but I think Burnt Umber may be too warm, and I would add some Payne's Grey to adjust the temperature if I repaint this.

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With 1.5 out of 4 major homeworks done, I got out 5 minutes and decide to do a quick watercolor figure study. No reference, just started with pencil and colored it. I may continue to thoroughly document my techniques in the future, for my own reference.

I am starting to get familiar with shading golden objects and basic skintones now. The jeans are OK, but the shadow need some improvement. I am still not very familiar with shading colored objects, especially when the base color is relatively high chroma. For example, I intended her to wear a scarlet shirt, but ended up making the shadow purple. Shadow on her jeans is definitely too warm. These abrupt temperature changes seem to muddy the color.

I used Sennelier Aqua Mini set. I am still unfamiliar with the paint so I ended up wasting quite a lot because the pans are either rock hard or cream soft depending on wetting time.

Skintone uses diluted Burnt Umber (PBr7) with tiny amount of French Vermilion (PR242) and French Ultramarine Blue (PB29, PV15) to adjust. Some places have too much temperature change, which is caused by a brush too large. For now, I think the shadow may be too warm.

Hair uses a tint of Primary Yellow (PY74) at its light area. Its mid value is a duller orange made from the yellow and some French Vermilion and Burnt Umber. Its shadow area uses some more French Vermilion and some more Burnt Umber.

Shirt uses French Vermilion and French Ultramarine. I think the problem was that both of these paints have very high chroma, making small adjustments very difficult. Since the paint is unexpectedly soft, I put way too much blue into the mix.

Jeans uses French Ultramarine and Cinereous Blue (PB15:3, PW4). Note: the Cinereous Blue looks like Cerulean, but it is not. I mixed in some Burnt Umber for the shadow, but I think Burnt Umber may be too warm, and I would add some Payne's Grey to adjust the temperature if I repaint this.