![purple fairy in watercolor](http://afternoonartist.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/purple-fairy-in-watercolor.jpg?w=640)
My niece asked me to paint another fantasy illustration, so this one’s for you Jenny. This painting is based on a tutorial from “How to Draw and Paint Fairyland,” by Linda Ravenscoft. My palette consisted of alizarin crimson, opera rose, new gamboge, naples yellow, and raw umber from Winsor Newton; brilliant red violet and may green from Schmincke (I’m really loving this brand of paint); and jaune brilliant no. 2 from Holbein (this makes great skin tones).
Here’s a close up of her face (I like how you can see the texture of the paper in this shot):
![Purple Fairy Close Up](http://afternoonartist.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/purple-fairy-close-up.jpg)
And here’s a shot with the natural, late afternoon light in my studio (I like this one best):
![Purple Fairy Neat Lighting](http://afternoonartist.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/purple-fairy-neat-lighting.jpg)
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