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nazuna's succ

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