Figure Sketches
The first step of the process for all of the sketches is creating an outline in pencil or pen to get an idea of where the shading and detail would go. I did this while the object is in front of me and I avoided moving the object to much. If I couldn't move the object for me to sketch it while I was sitting I would take a picture and use it as reference.
Oil Pastel
After I had the sketch done, I picked out the lightest colors first in order to get the skin tones and the sleeves done first. I later moved on onto the brighter colors such as reds, greens, and blues. Along the process, I used colors slightly darker or lighter in order to add highlight or shading in certain areas like the skirt and bows. The final color I added was black since it was one solid color. I left it last because it was very saturated and it would smudge easily. I attempted to do the shadow but after adding it, it wasn't all necessary as well as it didn't look the way I wanted it to but I left it as it is.
Pencil
The pencil sketch was probably the easiest for me because I've had experience before. After finishing the sketch I decided to do the face first because it was the fairly simple to do the shading I then moved on to the hair. I roughly placed dark lines where the dark hair was and blended to removed extra graphite and fill in the blond areas. I defined the hair details later when majority of the hair was filled in.I repeated the process with the dress.
Red/Blue Ballpoint pen
I went over the pencil sketch lightly with a red pen and waited until it dried to erase the pencil markings. I then roughly sketched in where the shading and highlights would be in the image. I then crosshatched starting at the face and worked myself outwards to keep the lines as consistent as possible. I then started to add blue for the darker areas to create a purple color to help contrast the details and not make it look flat.
Grey Markers
I was planning to use water color for this sketch on the first attempt but since I've never used water color before, it didn't turn out the way I wanted it to so I decided to used a medium that I was familiar with. Using 2 grey markers, I worked my way from the bottom upwards. I began by coloring with one stroke in the lightest are because the brand I used is alcohol based. The more I layer, the darker the area. Using two different shades of grey and a black, fine point marker I layered repeatedly in order to get the shade I wanted. I added the black last because I wanted to make sure I was satisfied with the inking. The black marker was used not only to darken areas but I used if to create a contrast between large areas and flat space as well as for aesthetic purposes.
Colored Pencils
Similar to the grey marker sketch, I started from the bottom because I felt it was the easiest for myself due to the lighter colors. The flowers and leaves where left to the end because they had repeating colors that were very similar and I wanted to take my time to add detail so it wouldn't mesh into a blob of one color which was difficult. What made the colored pencils a bit of a challenge was the fact that I didn't have the exact colors to replicate the object. To solve this I mixed browns with greens and purples with pinks to get a close enough color for the plants.
Black Fine Point Pen
I started contour hatching from the darkest areas first because I wanted to figure out how dark those areas should be and use it as a reference for the lighter areas. As I progressed, I kept darkening those areas to show contrast. I left the face till last because I didn't know how to approach it until I decided to just do one layer and tried my best to get the correct shading. Lastly, I added a final layer to areas I felt needed to be darker such as where the hat meets the petals and the edge of the snail.