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I used canvas paper because I knew I wanted to play with watercolor paint for the background. The two owls are actually drawn using pens and markers, and the paper gives an amazing texture! I used white acrylic for the lovely cactus flower, but didn't get too detailed because I wanted the elf owls to be the stars of the show. I created this for the Bucketfeet Desert Animal Challenge, and chose these little owls because I think they're beautiful. They often hide out and live in the saguaro cactus plant, so of course I had to make it part of the design. And the cactus flowers are too lovely not to include them.