34/100 tiny painting challenge for 2025 (Patreon)

Today we're painting a monochrome banana using one color. Using one color allows us to focus on values only and how dark/light each layer and detail needs to be. Value studies are a great way to see the light and shadows first before painting a subject in full color. Take this one slow, build up the details and values one step at a time. Remember: start light, build darker layers, but don't use your chosen color at full strength until the end. I can't wait to see how you do and please let me know if you have any questions.

Paper: arches 140 lb cotton 9X12" paper that I've cut into 3X3" pieces, giving me 12 pieces per page.

Paint: The palette I'm using today is the split primary palette by letter sparrow: cad yellow deep, lemon yellow, cad red, magenta, ultramarine blue, cerulean(probably closer to pthalo blue), indigo and sap green. I will only be using Indigo for this painting

Brushes: round 4 Princeton brand

Private youtube link to watch if you need captions or translation: https://youtu.be/batStpahccw