I finally finished a painting!!!!!

It's been far too long since I've done a painting, but I finally have done it!! so here's how I did it!!!

Step one, this is the photo I used.                                 Then I made a sketch of it.

Then I scanned it into the computer and make a mock-up of the final piece. As the plan for this painting was to be vivid colours under a blck stencil, to give the impression of the image.

Next I made the stencil and marked out on the canvas where abouts it would be.

Then the painting began...

  



But when I added the black I realized I'd done the colours too realistic for it to really work. So I changed my mind and decided to paint it normally (practically starting again!)

And the final thing!