First I used Inktense pencils to lay down a light layer of color. If you put down too much of these pencils it gets too dark and you have nowhere to go from there. Then, specifically (all with Prismacolors), I started by layering in the darks with first, Dark Green and second, Black Cherry, then went over the entire area with Crimson Lake, then moved onto Scarlet Lake and then an even lighter red (forget the name). In some cases I added oranges and even some yellow on top. Then I went back and redefined the darks with more Dark Green and Black Cherry and in some cases Dark Brown or Sepia. Also, I used Grass Green in areas where I wanted some variation in the shadows.

On the top left flower I used a bit of Terra Cotta, Pumpkin Orange and some Peach to tone down the reds and make the petals brownish. That’s just the reds. The flower interiors were an entirely different approach! Thanks for asking.