I added the background to the under painting. I wet the paper around the flower, dropped in color. When it was still wet, but not puddles, I added the salt. I used course sea salt, but you can use table salt, etc. After it was dry, I glazed the background with yellow to tone the texture down a little. In the next class we will add colored pencil on top. As I get further along I will evaluate the background and decide it it needs to be adjusted.
I started the ink portion of the process. I used a black ink pen to organize the darks, to add texture, and make some areas darker. I used the white pen to add white to the light areas. I also started adding texture to the branch. I most often use a very scribbly ink stroke. With time you will figure out what works for you as far as ink strokes.
On the bottom pine cone, I added colored pencil to the scale. I used white, olive green, dark brown and indigo. You can use these colors or choose colors that work for your piece.
On the top right pine cone, I started adding colored pencil in several places. There is one scale that has purple, this has the most colored pencil.
Remember I used white and then added color to fix a background area I had accidently made dark. White is a useful pencil to have for fixing things. Also remember I added a small amount of colored pencil in a similar pattern as the watercolor to pop a few areas. I will do this all the way through while working on this piece.
A close up photo.
A close up photo.
In this piece I am focusing on using watercolor for the background and ink for the details. I am tinting it with colored pencil. I demonstrated the branch texture, which is organized scribbles.