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My little color sketch of a fetus in the womb is based on and mimics a beautiful one by Davinci, who did many sketchbook explorations of fetuses.
I arrived at this palette before choosing the subject. The soft prettiness and fleshiness of these colors seemed right for a color study of a baby before it is born. And I chose this palette after exploring color with some watercolor washes (below). As you can see, I started out feeling drawn to the soft greens, but ended up realizing that the fleshy pinks and reds were actually what felt right, although I did not yet know that I would be doing a color study of a fetus. I would say that this palette is not one that I would normally choose for my work, because I tend toward the bright, saturated jewel tones often seen in children's book illustration -- so it was fun to find myself drawn to this palette through a more instinctual approach.
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