18/100 tiny painting challenge for 2026 (Patreon)

Dragonfly for #18! Jumping into layer and glazing month with see through layered dragonfly wings. Take the dragonfly portion slow, making sure each layer is completely dry before adding the next layer - especially for the wings. For the background, have fun! I chose to do a loose, layered abstract background so the detail focus would be on the dragonfly. The most important element of the entire painting is making sure you're using very light washes when layering and glazing in the wings, and darker layers when you build up the detail on the body and the background. I can't wait to see how you do with this one! 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: For this project I am using a split primary palette- cad yellow deep, lemon yellow, cad red, magenta, ultramarine blue, cerulean, indigo and sap green. The colors I'm using today are - cad yellow, cad red, perm. rose, ultramarine blue, cerulean, indigo and sap green.

Brushes: round 4 & 10 - Princeton brand.

Private youtube link to watch if you need captions or translation: https://youtu.be/Rlk3p9-W-GY