Beginning a #miniaturepainting (this one is oil on mylar, to be mounted to either copper or plexiglas later) 1. I did the underdrawing with a .5 #ballpointpen (- this one is from Ohto) #2. I put a purple #acrylic ink wash over the drawing - the painting is of a setting sun casting deep shadows on a Roman street, and I wanted the purple to inform the shadow colors. 3. I start painting with a full palette, first concentrating on the lights, and making them vibrant and opaque, then going into the shadows with semi-transparent greys, leaving a lot of the purple showing through. To be continued….