14" x 11". gouache.

A portait of slug's character, as commissioned by kantrawulf.

Reference I was pointed to:

1. Character sheet

2. More recent image.

Stages of the work-in-progress:

1. WIP#1 - The initial drawing, as approved by client.

2. WIP#2 - I cleaned it up digitally, and then I printed out a laser copy at
final size and 50% lighter. This was affixed to board and covered with
two coats of matte medium, each applied in a different direction.

3. WIP#3 - I toned the whole image with a layer of watercolor (cadmium
yellow mostly, with a little prussian blue to muddy it a bit at the top). The
point is to make a simple gradient to help warm the image over all.
If it were a winter scene, or something mechanical, I'd wash it all
down with blue to start with instead, etc. This then got a coat of
workable fixative to reduce interaction with later layers of paint.
This step is done to prevent the "glare" of the white of the paper
that might show through, and to help unify everything with a
consistent undertone.

4. WIP#4 - I'm beginning to block out the most general areas of light and dark.

5. WIP#5 - More detailed sorting out of lights and darks. Still just using red
ochre, ivory, and prussian blue for now. (This is basically a primary
palette of red, yellow, and blue, something I learned from
Thomas_Blue)

6. WIP#6 - More working things out, explaining the lighting situation more
clearly, etc. I'm starting to make the dark areas darker and the light
areas lighter. I take certain specific elements very close to finish
(the line of the mouth, for instance) because it helps me to have some
"solid" anchors (even though these might still change!)

7. WIP#7 (Final) - Finishing touches, detailing, and so on.