Hey!

So in that case, I did not outline the leg. Pigments naturally push to the edges if you're using it quite wet, which I do.

You can see, in the top left leaf and seeds. At the base of the leaf and steam, I have outlined just a touch, to emphasise the node. I do this in the joints of the seed pods too. Emphasising nodes is a great compositional tool.

The main body of the leaves, seed capsules and branches i do not outline. The paint does all the work for me.

I get this comment a lot :)

Yes I outline everything.

I don't usually mask my work. I mask around the boarder but not individual areas.

Still waiting.

Yes!

Archers 300gsm cold.

Not yet. But hopefully soon.

Yeh so I do a light wash of water or tinted water then drop in pigment. And I don't play around with it too much as it looses vibrancy. For the detailed wings and eyes I paint more traditionally. Lots of light layers.

I'm using Daniel Smith.

Sorry I haven't done any tutorials.

Thanks! This is the first time I've really focused on one thing and kept at it.

A couple things. I'm obsessive. I used excellent quality paper. A finer brush then I need (I use a round size 3 for the leaves) and I never finish an edge with the back of the brush. I mask the entire border of the image but I didn't use any other masking. And just a lot of practice.

Thank you.