This is the initial rough sketch. I used Adobe Sketch on an iPad Pro.from start to finish.
Added some detail and shading.
More detail and shading
Added background and shadows on the sheet using the watercolor round brush
Added dark value skin tones
Added a layer of mid value skin tones with a few highlights
More mid tone values and highlights
Completed painting
This piece was commissioned by a friend of my wife's whose father-in-law was in the hospital. She took a photo of her husband holding his father's hand. He passed away a few days later.
I created this digital painting from the photo reference.
