| Transfer the drawing, wet the middle section and drop in vibrant color. I used quin. rose, perm alizarin, and new gamboge. Then I mixed a dark brown (indigo and burnt sienna). I added the dark brown on top paying attention to the values (I dotted in in). Then, I added salt (regular and sea salt) when the paper was shiny\, not puddles.. Then I wet the background and added blue (cobalt). When the paper was in the 'danger zone (almost dry and will create blossoms when you go back in with a wet brush), I went in with a wet brush to make blossoms in order to add texture. After the paper was dry I worked on a petal. I slightly dampened the petal, added new gamboge. While still wet I added the red-brown mix from the center to make the stripes. I also used a dried brush to life some light areas. |
