Making progress on my paintings for work. Two more animals to go on this one.

Watercolor, gouache, and colored pencil on cold-pressed watercolor paper. I will post a “making of” animation soon, but it’s too late tonight! I finally figured out how to get those bright whites and bright hues you can get in digital. “Making of” update: The first image in the sequence shows the watercolor and gouache underpainting. The watercolor is the sky portion of the image, then the rest is gouache. The trees in the distance that I add…

Another gouache painting with some ink on watercolor paper. I still feel like I have a lot to learn about gouache paints. I’m going to try something featuring more light effects in my next piece.