NMA Model 15

The idea behind this one was to make it another monotone drawing with no edges and using violet as the colour.  The strategy was changed in a couple of places.  First, my pencil outline was laid on a bit too hard, making it difficult to erase, so I did go over  the outline in violet.  Second, violet on its own was looking a little boring (somehow dull browns and indigos work on their own but bright colourful colours don’t) so I also added a bit of indigo, fuchsia and field green in places.  I may have put on too much pencil, so when wetting it afterwards I was especially careful to start with the contours and wrinkles that most helped define the shape.

I’m happy with this one.  I think the pose has a lot to do with that.  The things I least like are the dodgy hand (with a strand of hair looking like an extra finger) and the way that one breast looks bigger than the other but these aren’t big problems.

Oh, and as a special bonus, here’s what my original drawling looked like in the inktense pencils before adding water.