'Mum, can I go for a swim?'

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Ducks, the clowns of the bird world and so much fun to watch when they're learning to swim.
A nice project to do, lots of fun detailing on the duck herself and also a lot of fun with the water, reflections and floating debris. For those who know me well enough by now, I've got to put all those details in
Done with polychromos pencils and built up in layers, utilising my pressure application and layering techniques, the picture consists of 24 colours.
The mother was done with white, ivory, dark indigo, earth green, dark sepia, Van Dyck brown, black, warm grey 3, warm grey 4, warm grey 5, burnt umber and burnt siena.
The duckling was done with ivory, light yellow glaze, dark sepia, raw umber, light brown ochre, black, warm grey 3, warm grey 4, warm grey 5.
The rocks were done with white, dark sepia, bistre, black, warm grey 1, warm grey 2, warm grey 4 and warm grey 5.
The grass and flowers were done with white, ivory, permanent green olive, earth green yellowish, may green, dark sepia, raw umber and light ochre.
The water was done with white, light ultramarine, sky blue, earth green yellowish, may green, Van-Dyck brown, raw ochre, warm grey 1, warm grey 2 and warm grey 5.

Completion time: 28 hours, 47 minutes
Original image: Pawprintsart / Starfire Productions
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