I wet the entire background working more carefully in the reflected areas. I added a darker blue-green (mixed the blue-green and added a little red to neutralize it a bit). I moved the brush horizontally to make water textures. I added some lighter color to the reflected part of the swan in the water. I mixed a black (purple blue and my warm red, sometimes a little yellow is needed to get black). I painted the eye and around the beak and a little in the water. I used the black I mixed, added water to get a light gray. I started adding the light shadows to the swans head, neck and body with the very light gray. |