Maedhros (no gouache) (Patreon)

So, I started this in gouache, bravely kept going through what I hoped was jsut the ugly stage, but it just kept getting uglier and uglier... so I redid it in my sketchbook and gave it the watercolours it deserved. ;) 

I faithfully documented my failure with gouache: 

The lack of lineart and the lack of luminous colour is definitely a thing that'll be hard to overcome. My next experiment will probably be layering transparently on white, particularly for skin.