Tuesday, February 9, 2016

Thirty Paintings in 30 Days- Day 20 Steampunk Victorian Jewelry


Steampunk Victorian Jewelry
watercolor on paper
by Yvonne Ham

I have had these Victorian Earrings for awhile.  This would be a perfect time to paint them.   I have several pictures to post on the process I took to complete this painting.   I used gold, turquoise, moonglow, purple, ultramarine blue and white paint.  The below painting is before I changed the background to a darker purple.  I do think it was a better choice.   The dark purple makes the earrings pop.  It is also very strong.  

I like the softness of the blue and moonglow in the first background.   It just isn't strong enough.  I also like the texture in the first background.  I am not sure which I like better.  

I won't mess with this painting anymore.   I will however, do several quick color studies.   I will just paint a square of turquoise circle it with gold and then change background colors on several squares.   There is always something to learn from each painting you do. 

Victorian Earring Photo for reference

First background

Close up of first background


I enjoyed paint my first ever piece of jewelry!   I always learn something new each time I paint.  I hope you enjoyed the painting.
Here is a link here to more steampunk paintings on my website. 

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