Drawings Featuring Transparency - Almost See-Through...

Transparent objects are notoriously difficult to draw. It takes a lot of skill to figure out how light should refract through an object you’ve illustrated, such as water, crystals, and even glass. There’s a balance in trying not to “overdo” the color gradients as well.

But all of the illustrations below seem to capture transparent objects almost perfectly. The water shaped like a bird is almost life-life…!