Stars and stripes

The idea of the artwork is that many rights and privileges are just out of reach for women in America. I myself am female, so i hear about these struggles a lot and don't look forward to dealing with them in my future.

I started with a graphite sketch. i then did line art with a sharpie pen and colored in the woman with colored pencil. then i painted the background with watercolor.

i started with a sketch, then drew the subject, then painted the background. the work uses color: red, white, and blue. the work also uses shape, since there is a star. i also used value and texture on the woman and her dress. there is a contrast between the woman and the background, since she it white and red while the background is blue. there is also pattern on the striped dress. i originally wasnt going to shade the woman, let alone with color, but then i decided to lightly color blue and red to add value. my next steps would be to make a more intricate background or add more detail somehow.