My sister asked if I would draw a sun and moon picture. I had no idea what she was talking about, so I asked for some examples. Eventually, I pulled up some source material to work from.

The style was a bit outside my wheelhouse, but I felt like it would be a good learning opportunity. There were a ton of gradients in this but not many base colors. Mostly, I stuck with Poppy Red, Magenta, Canary Yellow, Violet, and Parrot Green. There were a few others in there, but almost every part of the drawing was a blend of two or more of those colors.

It took eight days in total to complete this project. The gallery below is shown in reverse-chronological order.

The tools I used were:

• Strathmore 300 Series Bristol Vellum Pad, 9“x12“.

• Ticonderoga HB (#2) Pencils.

• Prismacolor Premier Coloring Pencils.

• Mungyo Soft Pastels.

• Tachikawa Comic Pen Nib Holder.

• Zebra Comic G Model Chrome Pen Nib.

• Deleter Manga Ink, Black 4.

• Prismacolor Premier Illustration Markers.

• Tombow Mono Zero Eraser.

• Mr. Pen Erasers.