Here is my second painting of the Queen of the Night. She is often given the name Astrifiammante, which means “Star-blazing.” This painting is 11.75 x 19, so pretty large for me!
It was painted with watercolor, black ink, matte medium, and acryla gouache. Here are some progress shots:
This was the digital sketch – I ended up changing how her moon horn ‘connected’ to her head, and her necklace and hand.
The final drawing, which I also did digitally. I printed it and transferred it onto the watercolor paper with graphite paper.
And here’s a photo of my work area, while I was painting it!