Bronzini finished

The drawing I started in mid April has been finally finished. I kept working on it whenever I had time. The scales were the most time consuming part naturally. I tried to bring out the "look" of the scales rather than photo realistically rendering each and every one of them. Bristol board works well with graphite and it does work with watercolor also but the surface is way more fragile than proper watercolor paper, so I was careful not to damage the surface by overworking with watercolor. I feel this almost monochromatic subject in the monochromatic background and this mixed media technique to add a touch of colors worked very well together.