[WIP] mOnthly grOw (May'26)

This month's winner of the mOnthly grOw illustration (May'26) is K D, who entered this into the March'26 Watercolor Contest and came in a very close 2nd Place : 26 v 25 v 21. Their idea is of a woman on the beach with "beachball" breasts in a bikini that looks like a beachball.

Final images coming tomorrow! Here are 18 work-in-progress images. WIP-18 is not the final image, as a few more items of spit and polish will be applied!

Style: COLOR

Patron requests included: Hair color and length; tanned skin; toned muscles; no breast veins; no details*Details: such as freckles, jewelry, glasses, etc.

Now, the patron did not want any extra details. However, the model I used as reference had a beautiful smattering of freckles across her nose and cheeks. I had to add them. But I also included the first version without them. (See attached)

Concept:

Woman on Spring Break with size 12 breasts and butt size 4, toned body, and is in an outstretched bikini that resembles a typical beach ball. She says to herself, "Nothing better than having a few beachballs at the beach.”++ Edited slightly by me for clarity.

1 - Rough concept2 - Tight Sketch (head and hair)3 - Line Art4 - Color Flats5 - Hair texture6 - Skin tones; Areola7 - Freckles8 - Lighting9 - Shadows10 - Loose hairs11 - Background: base colors12 - Background: Clouds13 - Background: Waves14 - Background: Sand15 - Background: Shadows on sand16 - Background: Grass and Bushes17 - Background: Trees18 - Dialogue