I’ve drawn the value sketch for the painting that I hope to create in watercolor. Before paint hits the paper, there are several things I am considering. What am I trying to accomplish? How realistic do I want it to be? Painting isn’t about who, what, and where.
It’s about entertainment and mood.

I’ve tried to make the graphite drawing mostly realistic, but only to set certain standards in the painting. Shapes are the most critical to me. I want the painting to look less realistic than the pencil drawing. I know there is one way to do this is to play with the shapes, perhaps make them a little more abstract with a good color scheme.