42/100 tiny painting challenge for 2026 (Patreon)

Cherries for #42! We get to go super dark very early in this one so we can back track and take out the mid tones and highlights with lifting. Very little wet into wet, so you can take your time with most of this one. I used a reference photo to help me know where exactly to place highlights for a more realistic look. 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, perm. rose, ultramarine blue, cerulean, indigo and sap green. The colors I'm using today are - cad yellow, perm. rose, cad red, and sap green.

Brushes: round 4 - Princeton

Private youtube link to watch if you need captions or translation: https://youtu.be/Fz0Nez_jAn0