The Same Thing, Only Different

This is the same hibiscus I sketched and painted earlier here in a more realistic style. It's fun to do the same subject in a completely different style and see what happens. For this one, I traced the flower and then collaged it over a background I'd painted while practicing some paint effects. After that, I went back in and did some more line and shading work, along with some color washes and here is that same hibiscus, only very different.