DHAR DHAR

In one of my earlier posts I have presented “The Sapera“. Here in this post I am going to show the step by step process involved in the creation of the painting.

Step 1: Paper Preparation and choice of pigments.
I started out by wetting the paper. You can do that by dipping the paper in a bathtub or cistern. Next I placed the paper on the drawing board and taped the edges using art-paper tape. The wetting process helps in setting the paper in a perfectly flat position. Doing so minimizes the problem of the paper curling up at the later stages of painting.
The colors I used for this particular painting are shown below. Using the watercolor pencils helps in providing the finer details in the painting. Step 2: Initial Sketch
I didn’t waste much amount of time in the sketching process. Just a light sketch pointing out the main features were done.
Step 3: Head and Turban : First application of the paint
Here I apologize for not taking the pictures of the initial application of paint. You see it’s the first time I am doing a painting walk-through, so please ignore the mistakes.
Watercolor once dried cannot be removed, so the application of color should be fast and accurate. First paint the lightest shade with a bigger brush and a lot of water. After that fill in the darker regions with a medium size brush and try to maintain the relative position of the paint.
Step 4: Head and Turban : Adding the refinements
In this step I have added the eyes and some more details to the face. It is better to build up the color and texture on the face in a step by step manner. Adding repeated washes of the same shade helps in that. For the eyes though this is nor feasible. So, it is better to paint the eye in a single step and not to re-touch it afterwards.

Step 5: Head and Turban : Final Render
This is the final render of the Head and the Turban
Step 6: Hand and Shirt: First application of the paint
The hands and the shirt were also painted using repeated shades of color as was in the Head and Turban. The same procedure is followed here too.
Step 7: Hand and Shirt: Adding the refinementsStep 8: Hand and Shirt: Adding more RefinementsStep 9: Final Touches and the Finished Painting