Meanwhile in the center of the medallion, the treatment of the six-petaled rosette suggested playing with the textures and construction of stained glass windows. Base color is blocked in for the whole medallion, but making the glass glow is next.

The spirals on the medallion border will be built up to try and show a celadon-glaze bas relief tile effect using the sacred patterns of the sacred regalia of a high priestess, the Amber & Jet necklace. (https://museumofwitchcraftandmagic.co.uk/object/necklace-4/)

Glimpse of the greater work in progress. Stay tuned this week for more WIP photos!

The rule is skip the details, limit yourself to a couple of minutes per thumbnail. But if you use textured brushes you can pull out scene that's quite loose, but could easily be used to paint from. Artist shorthand ftw... in sketches.

Finally remembered you have to work from background to foreground to get the atmospheric perspective correct. Still waking up, but starting to at least pull the distance sensations back in.

Had to remind myself of how to build these without getting bogged down in layers or details. Sorted it out after this one.