Watercolour Challenge 228: Fabergé egg Part 1 (Patreon)

Hi everyone, we had so much fun painting a Fabergé egg last year I thought we should have a go at a new design. When I was searching for a reference I came across so many imitations and different companies that now do ornate eggs - not to mention the myriad of AI generated images - so I'm not 100% sure this is a true Fabergé egg but it's a great painting project, full of useful tips on painting reflective surfaces, precious metals and stones. And it's on theme for Easter! The challenge is a 3 parter.

The reference photo is attached below. Please download it so you can refer to it throughout.

If you're not familiar with Fabergé have a look at this.

You will need

Cold pressed watercolour paper 8x6 inches

Compass or something round to draw around

set square

hb pencil

hard and soft eraser