And older picture (from late 2009) so some of you might have seen it already as it was on my previous account, but I was reminded of it again and wanted to reupload I still like it.
I remember trying lots of new stuff for this one such as the paper which was some kind of Bristol. ..which didn't like watercolours that much but made an interesting effect in the bg. Otherwise it's drawn with coloured pencils. (on A4 paper)
Look at the face, the eyes, the background in general. Very spontaneous and vivid of a portait like nature. Elegant and refined posture and the gentle yellow in the primarily black mask. In a nutshell... PERFECT!!!
What kind of colored pencils do you use?