When I draw in pencil sometimes my outlines can get pretty dark so I use my kneaded eraser just to lighten up the graphite before I start painting. When you draw or paint an octopus you have the total freedom to make its arms twist and turn any way you want. My favorite thing about painting the octopus has been that I can make up the colors as I go, and unless you want to paint a certain type of octopus the colors are so easy to freehand. I used Prismacolor colored pencil to outline to suckers in blue. I used a very small brush to paint the small lines creating the texture and divots in the suckers. I drew everything out in pencil before I used a wet on wet technique to make each of the octopuses suckers a light gray color. So I began by using a few reference photos for the different arms of the octopus to help me form a dynamic composition. ![]() I can enter up to four pieces, and this is one I started a few months ago around September last year. This octopus is one of the pieces I want to enter into the student art show that the gallery at my college hosts each April.
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