Drawing challenge #2 + Woman Flower

Step by step Process Day n°1: First, I drew the general shape of the drawing as a guide to know where and how I was going to paint.

Then, I used watercolor to paint the flowers and create shapes, lights and volumes from the beginning. I didn't care about having a realistic effect, I just wanted to create my own interpretation of these flowers. In this part, I only look to get the general shape of the flowers, I don't try to make details. They will come later.

Day n°2: To draw the central flower, I defined where some shapes were going to be and created some details with a pink marker from the same tonality of the watercolor.

Then, with a dark red marker, I emphasized the shapes to give it more volume and contrast. I also added some details in the center of the flower.

Finally, I created more shape nuances with a red marker, specially in the inner part of the petals. Then, I made the borders of the flower with a thin black marker, as I felt it gave it more volume and definition. The central flower is finished!

For the violet flower, I began drawing the black parts and black patches of the flower center. It starts getting more details now.

I created shapes into the blue parts by using a light blue marker, painting in some parts of the petal, not everywhere, so I can keep a nuance. Finally, I added details with a dark blue fine pen, in the borders, above the black part and made some lines in the center.

Now I worked on the purple parts. First, I gave some shape to that sort of halo that is around the blue part and then I made some lines that will serve as guide lines to create the patches.

To mache the patches, I just drew some shapes along the guide lines, and then added random dots in the space that remained free. After that, I marked the borders of the petals with the same purple marker. This is beginning to have a flower shape!

For the inner kind of petals (I know, this flower is weird, that is why it's so beautiful) I also defined the borders and added dots in the top part. Then, with grey and pink watercolor I created what I call the "heart" of the flower. Hang on, it's almost finished!

Finally, I defined the borders of the petal, the blue and yellow parts with my fine black marker. the first flower is finished!

Day n°3: We repeat the same process with the other three flowers.

Day n°4: To create the background, I used light green watercolor that I mixed with water, so the result would be very transparent. I didn't want the background to "go over" the main subject. I wanted to leave it vague.

Now the tricky part was drawing the shape of the woman on the center flower. The problem is that here I can't erase if I get it wrong: the painting would go out and I risk ruining my whole work. So I drew the woman shape in another paper first:

then I cut it out and place it where I wanted it to be:

Then I drew around the shape to transpose it into the flower. I first did with a pencil, then with the fine marker, as a guide line.

Finally, I drew the main borders of the shape with a black brush pen, and made some details with a gray brush pen. The work is finished!!

Well, no... I still have to sign it:

Now is finished.

Thank you guys for reading this step by step till the end, I know it is quite long, but I think is was worth it. I hope you have enjoyed as much as I did drawing this.

you can find the link to the contest here: @helene/drawing-challenge-2-will-now-begin-welcome-to-join-this-challenge-and-win-the-prize.
Although the deadline is for tomorrow 20th August, I am sure there will be other contests soon.