Painting a Woman in a Crop Top and Skirt

Painting a woman in a crop top and skirt.

I love the crop top look.

I think such tops are hip and edgy.

My favorite are the long sleeved, with a high neck.

This one has no sleeves, but it's cute never-the-less.

Painted woman in a crop top and skirt.

Painted woman in a crop top and skirt.

Painting a Woman in a Crop Top and Skirt - The
Process (Video Below)

I started with sketching the image, while looking at an online photo.

I was taking snapshots of the sketch along with the painting process of one of the paintings, so that I could make a short video .

I had my eraser nearby, as I spent a lot of time erasing.

At times, the lines, and angles looked nothing like the photo.

I realized that I was drawing the lines to my own liking, and not to the specifications of the lines in the photo.

Once I focused on following the lines in the photo, the drawing began to take a more realistic form.

The clothing in the original photo looked a lot more dressy than the clothes in the images that I created.

The outfit in my paintings looks like something that could be worn to a picnic, or other outdoor event.

The original image is black and white, and the woman appears to be wearing a gold, glittery top and skirt.

I chose to use an array of colors with a mixture of watercolor, and colored pencil in creating the outfit.

With the exception of one or two paintings where I used colored pencil, the skin was painted with watercolor.

The many different hairstyles were painted with acrylic.

Painted woman in a crop top and skirt.

Painted woman in a crop top and skirt.

Years ago, I started sharing my artwork on my job.

Some of the people were amazed, and they started calling me an "artist."

I was hesitant to embrace that title, as I felt I still had so much growing to do.

I didn't start calling myself an artist until many years later.

Although my skills have greatly improved over time, I still consider myself to be in a learning phase.

There will always be new techniques to learn, or old skills to refine.

The key is to never stop practicing.

Painted woman in a crop top and skirt.

Painted woman in a crop top and skirt.

For more graphics, check out this bridal clip art on Etsy.