This digital painting is an original illustration that I made as part of my exercises on the light. I started this painting in December and I finished it mid-January, this illustration took a lot of time and I think that the subject I chose was a bit too complex because working on the plant was quite discouraging.
First step, the background :
![Digital Painting grenouille 01 Lady Melusine](https://lady-melusine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Exercice_Grenouille_01.jpg)
Then the sketch :
![Digital Painting grenouille 02 Lady Melusine](https://lady-melusine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Exercice_Grenouille_02.jpg)
Then the basic colors :
![Digital Painting grenouille 03 Lady Melusine](https://lady-melusine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Exercice_Grenouille_03.jpg)
Added main shadows :
![Digital Painting grenouille 04 Lady Melusine](https://lady-melusine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Exercice_Grenouille_05.jpg)
Added main lights :
![Digital Painting grenouille 05 Lady Melusine](https://lady-melusine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Exercice_Grenouille_06.jpg)
Details of the head :
![Digital Painting grenouille 06 Lady Melusine](https://lady-melusine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Exercice_Grenouille_07.jpg)
Details of the legs :
![Digital Painting grenouille 07 Lady Melusine](https://lady-melusine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Exercice_Grenouille_08.jpg)
Details of the plant :
![Digital Painting grenouille 08 Lady Melusine](https://lady-melusine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Exercice_Grenouille_09.jpg)
Final touch, the blur of the focus :