1. Photo of young gorilla taken by me in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest in Uganda
2. Full size pencil sketch on tracing paper
3. Close up of pencil sketch
4. Close up of line drawing on Strathmore Bristol done with 3H pencil
5. Full line drawing
6. Line drawing showing masked areas in yellow to reserve white of paper
7. Detail of head showing dry brush technique. Notice white specs that look like highlights due to texture of paper
8. Finished dry brush. Liquid mask removed
9. Wash added for local color
10. Closeup
11. Accentuating triangular design elements
12. Closer look
13. Closeup. Color added to previously masked areas.
14. Extreme closeup showing watercolor technique
15. Series of triangular design elements to focus attention on gorilla
16. Adding more color
17. Closeup
18. Closer. Note shorthand painting of leaves
19. Extreme close up to show technique
20. Closeup of finished image
21. Finished image with vignette edge
22. Original photo for comparison