Daily Doodle - Betta fish: Lines and Movement [Process]

Greetings! 😁

Betta are a subject I frequently circle back to. I love the ripples and wrinkles that comprise their fins. I tend to picture betta as graceful and feminine creatures - which I find funny given bettas' reputation for being territorial and aggressive. 😅



So fancy! 💃💃

The Process:

I started with two doodles, but decided to focus on one. I masked off my highlights using Fineline Resist Pen. After the masking fluid dried, I painted a watery glaze of Lemon Yellow and slowly added diluted Peacock blue.

Slowly building up shadows with Peacock Blue

Graded glaze of Peacock Blue, allowed to dry completely.

❬Narrator❭ Several layers of Peacock Blue later...

I used a Copic Multiliner 0.3mm to outline and define the folds.

Materials:

Paper - 4.5" x 6" piece of Aquabee watercolor paper
Paint - Mijello Mission Gold Watercolor
Linework - Copic Multiliner 0.05mm
Highlights - Fineline Resist Pen

Thanks for looking - until next time!

Other daily doodles:

Cacti Glazing
Glazing Practice
Simple Peonies
Cacti and Succulent Doodles
Mexican Gold Poppies