Working on a painting

One of the things you may not know about me, is that I really enjoy painting.
I started a new painting. I wanted to share my progress. I finished the Koi today. Tomorrow I will start the background.
The pictures look pixelated because I took photos of a screen. The actual painting itself is not pixelated.

Working in reverse, here is the completed Koi:

About to put on the final touches.

And more:

Adding more colors:

Adding more colors:

Filling in:

Decided I didn't like the way I did the orange. I also redrew the outline:

Adding some black:

The basic outline:

I haven't painted in a while. I've forgotten how much I love it. It's great to get back to doing something that I love!

-Akiroq