A Work in Progress: Homage to Grunge



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Homage to Grunge
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step 1 of 5

As always I start with a pencil outline. I decided to start with the sky and work down. Lots of blending was needed to make those gorgeous clouds!! I used soft pastel for the majority of this picture

Creation of Homage to Grunge: Step 1
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step 2 of 5

Sky is mostly done

Creation of Homage to Grunge: Step 2

step 3 of 5

Starting to rough in the girl

Creation of Homage to Grunge: Step 3

step 4 of 5

Finishing more of the girl. At this point I decided to really emphasize the blood on her dress. I feel it's a key element. Unfortunately I don't have any bright red pastels so I used nail polish--seriously!! Try it, works very well and looks great when dry.

Creation of Homage to Grunge: Step 4

step 5 of 5

I added the black pool and the skull. Next is the background and fence. Then I'm done!!

Creation of Homage to Grunge: Step 5

Final result

Creation of Homage to Grunge: Final Result

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