Good night or good morning everyone, hope u all doing great.

This portrait ended up having much more story behind it than I originally expected. It was one of those processes where things don’t go as planned, but you still decide to move forward and adapt without losing the essence of the piece.

I wanted to create a portrait that felt simple and honest, without making too many drastic adjustments. It didn’t need heavy edits or extreme changes, but it still had to look right. Even if the corrections were minimal, the final result needed to feel solid and well executed.

Everything started when the power went out. Since I couldn’t work digitally, I decided to take out the new watercolor block I had recently bought. I had been wanting to test it, to feel the texture of the paper and see how the pigments reacted, so it felt like the perfect moment.

I began with the sketch calmly, focusing on the facial proportions and making sure the structure was strong from the start. It was a quiet, personal moment, just me, the paper, and the materials , enjoying that traditional workflow without distractions.

When the electricity came back, I decided to start a live stream to share the process. I usually use OBS on my computer, and everything is already set up there, so I’m comfortable and know how to manage it without issues.

This time, though, I was using Prism Live on my phone. I don’t have much experience with it , I had only used it once before and it worked fine , but for some reason, this time everything went wrong.

The format completely broke. What was supposed to be vertical turned horizontal, and on top of that, the image got stretched. The drawing looked distorted and strange, almost compressed. Visually, it bothered me a lot because it didn’t represent the piece properly.

I tried fixing it several times. I started the stream, ended it, restarted it, stopped it again ..... over and over. It became extremely frustrating because no matter what adjustments I made, nothing worked. The format stayed broken and everything still looked off.

At some point, I decided to stop fighting the technical side of it. I finished what I could traditionally, took a photo of the portrait, and opened it in Corel Painter to continue digitally. I didn’t want to make drastic changes because I didn’t want to lose the watercolor essence of the original piece.

So I used digital brushes that mimic watercolor in a subtle way. I tried not to make it obvious that it was half traditional and half digital, but instead to keep the same organic feeling from the beginning. In the end, it became a mix of adaptation and respect for the original process........ tbh chaotic at times, yes, but still meaningful and honestly kind of fun.

Thank you very much for taking the time to view my work.

A while ago I was looking for this little shark you see down here 🦈. It’s really special to me. I won it a long time ago here, n it was done by a person many years ago but also I consider a GREAT GREAT GREAT FRIEND now n who does amazing work , very talented🤗.

I thought I had lost it , I was very sad… but noooo! I got it back! Yes ! He found n sent it to me again, and I’m so happy to have it with me once more.
So from now on, this shark will be keeping me company 💙

Now yes! See you next time.