Now that I’m on the third watercolour layer, it’s a bit more satisfying as I’m able to distinguish where I want the shadows, highlights, and know exactly what colours will go where in the painting. From here on it is basically continuing to layer on the colour until it is dark enough, until I get to the point where I am able to start sharpening up the details.

Time : 2 hrs

All illustrations in this post are works in progress and © Heather Castles & Cristina Guarneri