Sketchbook Page Prep

I love to pre-prepare my sketchbook with various media to kick-start a creative page.  Of course, there is nothing wrong with sketching directly onto a blank page, but a wet into wet watercolor wash is every so much more exciting to play with.  The above face rendered in blues, is the result of a wet into wet blend.  The second, in the violet family, is an ink into wet watercolor.  The actual sketching worked many days after the prep, is quick and rendered simply in pastel pencil. ~Fun~