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Description
This is a portrait of Gaya, my lovely cousin-by-marriage. There were two wedding ceremonies – one western wedding here in Perth, and one Hindu one in Kuala Lumpur, and this is based on one of the photos from the latter.

It's years since I've done a portrait in coloured pencil, but I wanted to get one done at least for my portraiture portfolio, and asked if I could do this one, as it can go with other wedding portraits too, and thus be versatile. Plus I just liked the photo.

This really turned into a mixed media piece, rather that straight coloured pencil, as I used a lot of watercolour and gouache on her jewellery and the fabric.

For details and an animated progress, please go to my blog: [link]

Size: ~25x18cm
Time Taken: Somewhere between 35 and 40 hours
Materials: Prismacolour coloured pencils, Winsor & Newton watercolours, Reeves gouache and Sailor White Writer on Bristol Board.
Reference: Wedding photo, used with permission

Enjoy!

Description
This is a portrait of Gaya, my lovely cousin-by-marriage. There were two wedding ceremonies – one western wedding here in Perth, and one Hindu one in Kuala Lumpur, and this is based on one of the photos from the latter.

It's years since I've done a portrait in coloured pencil, but I wanted to get one done at least for my portraiture portfolio, and asked if I could do this one, as it can go with other wedding portraits too, and thus be versatile. Plus I just liked the photo.

This really turned into a mixed media piece, rather that straight coloured pencil, as I used a lot of watercolour and gouache on her jewellery and the fabric.

For details and an animated progress, please go to my blog: [link]

Size: ~25x18cm
Time Taken: Somewhere between 35 and 40 hours
Materials: Prismacolour coloured pencils, Winsor & Newton watercolours, Reeves gouache and Sailor White Writer on Bristol Board.
Reference: Wedding photo, used with permission

Enjoy!