This wall is to the right of the sink and is reflected in the mirror. It's also one of the main walls you view if sitting upon the "throne" in the "castle", so I wanted it to have an interesting focal point.
In the first step, I sketched the design lightly in pencil, then went over my drawing with watery burnt sienna paint. The sketch phase required me to work out the stone block size and placement, which...I must admit...isn't my favorite task. I also worked out the spacing for the beams that were to be painted across the ceiling. The entire room was sketched in at the same time.
In the next phase of the painting process, I finished all of the stone work in the room. This required about 6 layers of paint. realistic looking stone work is very time consuming, but it's worth the effort. I used Raw Umber, Burnt Umber and Raw Sienna washes. The Celtic cross "carving" and the other designs were completed at this time.
After all of the stone work and the ceiling were completed, I worked on finishing the detailed art.. (this is always my favorite part of the painting process...bringing out the detail).The first area I worked to completion was the dragon hatching out of the egg. It was a bit difficult to paint this area because I had to bend over the sink, and I didn't have a direct, head on view of what I was painting. I was pleased with the way the little guy turned out.
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