Blackberries at Break

I was really happy with the results of yesterday's exercise, so I decided to try again. It's not hard to find blackberries in the valley where I live - they grow like crazy just about everywhere. Today was a particularly great day to pay attention to the berries - they seemed to glow in fifty different hues. Five minutes. Flair tip pen. Go!

This time around, I decided to also take a picture of the area I would be drawing. This way, I could remember roughly which berries were which color when I got the chance. Even with a color reference I did a lot of guessing. Which color should I start with as a base? How should I apply water?

Looking at the end result - I am really happy with the way this one turned out. The colors are very intense. It's like a memory or a dream: far more colorful and hazy than the thing itself.

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