Warm up colour experiments...

Some random concept sketches for warm up before work.

Studying oranges...

Little still life study for today...

Also sharing my first attempt. I wasn't happy with it at the time so I abandoned it and started over again. Looking back at it, there is something about it that feels really good :)

1st Attempt

Final

Composition Studies...

Some composition studies using same subject matter but trying to convey different emotions. Its crazy how small changes can make a huge difference in the emotional impact of the image.

Plein air study...

Outdoor sketching with watercolour and gouache...

Still life study...

Watercolour and gouache study for today's warm up.

Plein air study..

Another outdoor plein air study in watercolour and gouache.

Outdoor study in watercolour and gouache...

Scene outside the window...

Tree house rain animation test...

Little test of the rain and lightning animation in after effects using tree house concept. Check out original concept and lighting variations on my Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chirag.93/ If you are interested in the process, I have uploaded all the photoshop and Aftereffect files on my Gumroad. Check it out: https://gumroad.com/chiragthakar

Tree house...

Local colours

Final Painting

Sketch

Virtual Plein air warm up...

Here is the link to the reference

http://www.mapcrunch.com/s/678795_5f7d4f5a

Free time sketch...

Trying to step out of my comfort zone with a character sketch.

Virtual Plein-air study...

Another one for warm up.

You can see the reference here

Virtual Plein air study for warm up...

Really enjoying painting with opaque brush.

Here you can see the reference.

Some recent virtual Plein air studies...

Outdoor studies in watercolour and gouache...

Some outdoor studies from last month's watercolour challenge.

Here are a few more still life studies from last month's challenge...

Water colour and gouache studies...

Hey Guys! Last month, I did some studies in watercolour and gouache on a daily basis just to make it a habit to study from life and to get better in traditional medium. Here are some still life studies from last month. Will share a few more very soon  
If you are interested, Checkout my Instagram for more of these studies. 
https://www.instagram.com/chirag.93/

Trying to paint white object on white background.

Learning more about reflected light and colour relationships