Step by step

I love seeing how other artists work. Process is a personal thing but it can be enlightening to see how images come together for different people. Here's a 3 part, step by step of a digital work .
 When working digitally I typically begin with a black , white and grayscale underpainting or sketch.  The next steps are adding color ,working in transparant to opaque layers. When working with oils I prefer to start with color washes, then gradually blocking in lights and darks and finally adding detail. Next  week will be the initial color steps over this digital skeleton.