Exploring Dry Mixed Media

Here, we'll go through how to draw the frame for our art piece.

In this section, we'll draw the frog's initial head/body shape.

Here, we'll draw the top-most arm and leg segments.

In this section, we'll add the next arm and leg segments.

In this section, we'll draw the first parts of the hands and foot.

Here, we'll add fingers to the front-most hand.

In this section, we'll draw the frog's toes.

Here, we'll add fingers to the hand in the background.

In this section, we'll draw the frog's eyes.

Here, we'll add the partially visible back leg and we'll contour the body.

In this section, we'll draw the background and foreground rocks.

Here, we'll add our first colors in the background which will be light layers of white and grey.

In this section, we'll add our first greens and pinks to the rocks.

Here, we'll put in our first whites, blues and purples on the frog's body.

In this section, we'll add our first base colors to the frog's legs.

Here, we'll put in basic colors for the frog's eye.

In this section, we'll add another layer of color to the background rocks, getting somewhat more color-specific and also just starting to mimic the rock texture.

Here, we'll add another layer of color to the foreground rocks, getting somewhat more color-specific and also just starting to mimic the rock texture.

In this section, we'll add more specific color to the frog's body, paying more attention to accurate color matching and starting to focus on heavier coverage and somewhat on texture.

Here, we'll add another layer of color to the legs, getting more specific with color-accuracy and more focused on color depth.

In this section, we'll focus on the greens in the rocks, adjusting lightness, darkness and color accuracy while maintaining increased awareness of texture as we go.

Here, we'll focus on the browns and pinks in the rocks, adjusting lightness, darkness and color accuracy while maintaining increased awareness of texture as we go.

In this section, we'll focus on the light greys in the rocks, adjusting lightness, darkness and color accuracy while maintaining increased awareness of texture as we go.

Here, we'll focus on the dark greys in the rocks, adjusting lightness, darkness and color accuracy while maintaining increased awareness of texture as we go.

In this section, we'll focus entirely on texture in the front rocks, adjusting color as appropriate while we work.

Here, we'll focus entirely on texture in the background rocks, adjusting color as appropriate while we work.

In this section, we'll get as specific as we can with the oil pastels to match the colors and textures in the frog's body with the photo reference.

Here, we'll further refine the frog's leg colors and textures, getting as close as we can with the oil pastels to the reference photo.

In this section, we'll focus on darkening areas of the background that need darkening.

Here, we'll adjust background lights to match the reference as closely as possible.

In this section, we'll darken the darks in the foreground to be as accurate as possible.

Here, we'll lighten the foreground lights to match the reference as much as possible.

In this section, we'll finalize the oil pastel blues in the frog's skin.

Here, we'll introduce the colored pencils by using them to sharpen and refine edges of the frog's body.

In this section, we'll use colored pencils to sharpen and refine edges on the back legs.

Here, we'll use colored pencils to sharpen and refine edges on the front legs.

In this section, we'll use colored pencils to refine edges on the last foot.

Here, we'll use colored pencils to refine and sharpen edges, and to enhance highlights and shadows in the eye.

In this section, you'll have a choice to either use both colored pencils and oil pastels, or just colored pencils to add the largest spots to the frog's body.

Here, we'll add the medium-sized spots to the frog's body.

In this section, we'll add the smallest spots to the frog's body.

Here, we'll look around the background and make any last minute adjustments we'd like.

In this section, we'll look around at the frog, add any last details and make any last adjustments that we'd like.

Here, we'll talk about and walk through how to sign our drawings if we'd like to.