Welcome back, Manny Pacquiao (in watercolor and ink!)

Manny Pacquiao, 11" X 14" watercolor and ink on cold press paper by Coyote Duran

Last time on the The Coyote Duran Show (that has a nice ring; doesn't it?), I shared what started as a Periscope broadcast (sorry for not sharing the rest, gang. I got a little...uh, carried away) that morphed into a full-blown watercolor and ink piece (on 11" X 14" cold press paper) celebrating the inevitable return of eight-division boxing champion Manny Pacquiao. Since our last meeting, I shared the buildup on Instagram!

#WorkInProgress: Laying down a skin base tone for on my #MannyPacquiao #painting with my #Pentel #WaterBrush. I'll do the same for the gloves and trunks, THEN I'll break off a new #Periscope broadcast (because, frankly, this step would be sort of boring for viewers). #WIP #Watercolor #Art #Artist #ArtLife #CoyoteDuran #Illustration #Drawing #Portrait #Portraiture #Boxing #BoxingArt #BoxingArtist #CreationNation #Champion #Sketch #InstaArt

A photo posted by Coyote Duran (@coyoteduran) on Jul 22, 2016 at 2:28pm PDT

#WorkInProgress: After laying down a skin base tone for on my #MannyPacquiao #painting with my #Pentel #WaterBrush (Damn, I REALLY LOVE this tool!), I'm now doing the same for the gloves and trunks. I'll soon break off a new #Periscope broadcast after all the base tone stuff (because, frankly, this step would be sort of boring for viewers). #WIP #Watercolor #Art #Artist #ArtLife #CoyoteDuran #Illustration #Drawing #Portrait #Portraiture #Boxing #BoxingArt #BoxingArtist #CreationNation #Champion #Sketch #InstaArt #PacMan

A photo posted by Coyote Duran (@coyoteduran) on Jul 23, 2016 at 2:00pm PDT

#WorkInProgress: #NoGloveNoLove! Shaping the #BoxingGloves in my #MannyPacquiao #watercolor #painting. #Pentel #WaterBrush and an old-school #palette (loaded with #WindsorAndNewton #paint) in action! #WIP #Art #Artist #ArtLife #CoyoteDuran #Illustration #Drawing #Portrait #Portraiture #Boxing #BoxingArt #BoxingArtist #CreationNation #Champion #Sketch #InstaArt #PacMan

A photo posted by Coyote Duran (@coyoteduran) on Jul 25, 2016 at 1:35pm PDT

#WorkInProgress: #Music is a very important creative variable when I #paint, so you'd think I'd be listening to the #FooFighters' #TheColourAndTheShape while adding color and shape to my #MannyPacquiao #watercolor #painting, right? Actually, I was listening to #Atreyu, #Beartooth, #BillyCurrington, #BlakeShelton and #JonPardi. AHA!! #WIP #Art #Artist #ArtLife #CoyoteDuran #Illustration #Drawing #Portrait #Portraiture #Boxing #BoxingArt #BoxingArtist #Champion #Sketch #InstaArt #Pentel #WinsorAndNewton

A photo posted by Coyote Duran (@coyoteduran) on Jul 26, 2016 at 8:48am PDT

#WorkInProgress: Although my new #MannyPacquiao #painting is a watercolor project, I'm adding highlights with titanium white #acrylic #paint for just the right kind of pop. Almost finished! #WIP #Watercolor #Art #Artist #ArtLife #CoyoteDuran #Illustration #Drawing #Portrait #Portraiture #Boxing #BoxingArt #BoxingArtist #CreationNation #Champion #Sketch #InstaArt #PacMan #ArtInspires

A photo posted by Coyote Duran (@coyoteduran) on Jul 28, 2016 at 10:10am PDT

I hope you all enjoyed following this piece as much I loved creating it. Now on to my next mission/adventure!


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