Today's painting is of a priest walking in the streets of Varanasi .. beautifully backlit picture shows the narrowing street and morning light. Long shadows perfect for a portrait painting.
Sketch was simple only the human figure to be perfectly made. And yes the perspective to be got right too.
Base layer
Started working on the right dark area and then the left. Figure last
Finally the figure
Final
A3 size
2hrs time
440gsm handmade cotton paper