watercolor 04

first full-figure portrait: Calvin Klein spring 2010 model on the runway.  started this during class and used the grid method to enlarge the original photo, which is a super fast and very useful technique to reduce/enlarge originals.  i went to an approx. 12"x24" size from an 8.5"x11".  learned a thing or two about washes, and hot press paper, which apparently is not my favorite.  really like the textured look, but i suppose this is a more appropriate finish for higher detail work. 

love the dress!

watercolor on hot press

-cristina