A baby panda perches on a flat rock with bamboo stalks rising behind it. Medium — great for kids.
Perched on the rock, this panda needs earthy support colors: cool gray for the flat rock with a darker gray underside, warm bamboo greens for the stalks rising behind, and clean black and white for the panda itself. A soft tan or pale stone color on the top of the rock, where the panda sits, suggests sunlight warming the surface.
Give the rock texture by adding short, light gray dash strokes and leaving a few white flecks uncolored as highlights. Color the background bamboo slightly lighter and less detailed than usual, so it reads as behind the panda rather than beside it. A narrow band of shadow in dark gray directly under the panda anchors it firmly onto the rock.
