Busy as a Bee: The Paper Wasp Queen Update #3

So today I decided to work on the lower two legs, background and some inking on the upper body.


I started by picking a lighter color (Spanish Orange) and doing the flat color work on the bottom two. While I was at it, I also did the upper one to get all the flats completed.
I then went to the darker of the flats (Yellow Weed Orange) to work on in the shadows. Latter this will give the reference to darker from lights. I use a Kneaded Eraser to get rid of the #2 outline (these lines will be replaced with foreground shadow work at a latter time).



Moving along- I go to a slighter darker color (Burnt Ochre) to begin giving that no so flat look. This color will be the base before adding the primary. Once that is done, I go over all the shadow work with the primary color (Tuscan Red) and start bringing the shadows down from underneath. The same color will go with deep detail along the legs to give it patch work (or its leg design) Then finally for the legs-Black, to give the overall seeming effect. Each color is placed on layers and built up around one another. This is to give it a smooth effect and not look as if it was splashed on.


Then some detail work (using a very fine Millennium .500) to work in the dark groves for the upper body. Very steady hand work and also the lower back next to the wing is worked in and color is added.
Another fine swipe of the Terra Pens for background and this is what it is today.