Dolphin 1

This is a Dolphin I saw when I was on holidays in Queensland, I've never tried drawing water before & now I know why, it was very hard I'll nearly put it up there with negative drawing, it took forever. Always laying down tone, blending it in & erasing it again to give it form, how frustrating but I like the result

Reference Photo - [link]

Tools of the trade -

HB mechanical, 4B, HB, 2B, smudge sticks on 300gsm Fabriano Artistico water color paper

Time taken - Not really sure I kept putting it to the side & then go back so I suppose 25hrs over 3 weeks.