This is how this painting was created. Please press on the "Play" button to start the video.
The artist intentionally uses soft pastel colors that would complement the natural features of her subjects. This harmonious color scheme creates an atmosphere of serenity that soothes and calms the viewer.
Here is a Video Tutorial of this Beautiful Painting:
As you can see in her video tutorials, the artist works primarily with oil paints off a glass palette. This technique allows her to superimpose colors in semi transparent layers, creating incredible dimension. You can see this layering technique in action in the painting and video below.
Here is a live video of the creation of this painting:
Video Time Lapse of the Painting:
As you already saw above, Daria doesn't limit her works to human portraits, she sometimes creates incredibly realistic paintings of the cutest animals as well.
Video Time Lapse of the Painting:
A Video of the Painting Process:
Here is how this painting was created:
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