11/12/14

Continuing Watercolor (November/December 2014)

I added gouache to the bulbs and in a small area for highlights.

I scrubbed out some white lines on the giraffes body with a scrubber brush I made by cutting a cheap stiff bristle brush shorter and at an angle.

First I drew the radish, after putting it under a strong single light source.  I left out some of the leaves.  Then I transferred it to my paper.  Then I wet it and started painting using alizarin, cobalt, and primary yellow.  I mixed the shadow color from the colors I used in the painting  and dropped red and green into the shadow while it was wet.  I also added an additional dark right below the radish (the dark was made with indigo and brown).  It needs a bit of texture and a bit more shadow work.