Digital watercolor and pencil portrait of a faceless bearded man with a kitty cat sitting next to him.

Kitty on the shoulder

Blend is one of those tools that can easily be abused. Trying to limit its use to avoid going too soft and blurring brush strokes painted in Paper and retain character. I’ve found that blending colors and then applying a layer of light watercolor on top has a nice look.

PaperFaces portrait of @sendapalic.

Beginning the portrait with a pencil sketch

Work in progress screenshot

Work in progress screenshot

Work in progress screenshot

Work in progress screenshot

Work in progress screenshot

Work in progress screenshot

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