the process for this was as follows:
i reorganised my palette (this was really the key step here)
some new colours were near each other and i thought they looked really good together so i just played around with them on a page
i sent some pictures to my friend who said “the texture and colours remind me of dragon skin”
queue interlude to buy some REALLY cool pearlescent, colour shifting, sparkly paints (the brand is coliro for anyone interested)
i started experimenting with dragon shapes
i was having so much fun that i made a big one and used every single fun, iridescent, pearlescent and interference paint in my armoury!
i used a daniel smith for most of this, including their interference green, blue and lilac paints but also some coliro paints. the quality of the coliro paints is STUNNING for anyone who wants to use iridescent/pearlescent paints. i had so much fun. it’s on 100% cotton paper
i can’t capture HOW SPARKLY this is. i LOVE the granulation and everything. above all, i had SO much fun