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The finish line is in sight! Just need to finalize some little stuff, THEN I can iron and press these flat over the weekend, and add highlights and probably a little pastel to deepen some shadows. Not really looking forward to the digital capture, as that will involve scanning, photographing, and cursing the ever dreaded CMYK color shift, but...that’s a problem for future Sam. #painting #watercolor #coffee #coffeestain #watercolorpainting #fantasyart #fantasyartist #fairytale #illustrationinprogress #illustratorsoninstagram #highfantasy #swordandsorcery #faewarchronicles #artistsonpatreon #artistsoninstagram #samantha_johnson_art

A quick peek at how my coffee staining process. A little of my regular dark roast morning brew for the base color (It’s almost as strong as espresso. Judge me.) and more of the same but left for a few days to dehydrate so I can use the concentrate to create darker variations of the coffee stain. #painting #watercolor #coffee #coffeestain #paintingwithcoffee #fantasyart #fantasyartist #fairytale #illustrationinprogress #illustratorsoninstagram #highfantasy #faewarchronicles #artistsonpatreon #artistsoninstagram #samantha_johnson_art

Layering some flesh tones on Luca! This is still what I consider a base paint as I’ll go over his skin again after I paint his hair and beard. Already you can see he’s going to have a much warmer coloring than either Tess or Finnead. #painting #watercolorpainting #watercolor #fleshtones #instavid #timelapse #artvid #fantasyart #fantasyartist #illustrationinprogress #faewarchronicles #illustratorsoninstagram #artistsonpatreon #artistsoninstagram #samantha_johnson_art

I might have made a little progress on Finnead today. 😊 #painting #watercolor #mixedmedia #goldleaf #watercolorpainting #frisket #blue #fantasyart #fantasyartist #sidhe #unseelieknight #faewarchronicles #fairytale #illustrationinprogress #illustratorsoninstagram #artistsoninstagram #artistsonpatreon #samantha_johnson_art

Eh, it’s been a rough few days. I’ve fallen way behind on Inktober and may or may not decide to catch up. I’m taking a mental health day from paid art today, so here’s a close up on Finnead’s sapphire pommel I painted yesterday. Happy Wednesday! If you’re feeling crappy, try to take care of yourselves. #drawing #painting #watercolorpainting #fantasyart #fantasyartist #blue #highfantasy #sapphire #swordandsorcery #faewarchronicles #fairytale #illustrationinprogress #elfknight #illustratorsoninstagram #artistsonpatreon #artistsoninstagram #samantha_johnson_art

Eyelashes! So I think I got this painting natural blonds thing down pretty good now. Size reference: While these paintings are larger than my insane tiny sketch card illustrations, Luca’s eye is barely 3/4 of an inch wide. (19mm) #painting #fantasyart #watercolorpainting #watercolours #fantasyartist #illustrationinprogress #faewarchronicles #wolfbrother #blond #bookcoverart #artistsoninstagram #artistsonpatreon #illustratorsoninstagram #samantha_johnson_art

Wolf boy is getting some color! Yeah so, I'm equal parts terrified and psyched to paint Luca's blond scruff. I've never painted blond scruff before. This is uncharted territory for me. *I probably say this about 90% of the things I'm about to paint. #ionlypretendlikeiknowwhatthehellimdoing #everythingisanexperiment #wheeeee #drawing #painting #watercolors #drawingmen #fantasyart #fantasyartist #faewarchronicles #bookillustration #wolfspirit #wolfeyes #nordic #viking #bookcover #illustrationartists #artinprogess #portrait #beautifulman #fairytale #artistsonpatreon #illustratorsoninstagram #artistsoninstagram #samantha_johnson_art

Before and after shot of layering my watercolors. Thin washes are painted over layers upon layers of dried thin washes to build up color. Tess’s hair consists of 3 shades of yellow, quinacridone burnt orange, and a little ultramarine/burnt umber mix for the shadows. Still have lots to go but she’s coming to life! #watercolor #watercolorpainting #painting #fantasyart #fantasyartist #fairytale #faewarchronicles #womanwarrior #swordandsorcery #highfantasy #emerald #green #blonde #artistsonpatreon #artistsoninstagram #illustrationinprogress #illustratorsoninstagram #samantha_johnson_art