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Step 7

Apply more of the stronger

grey mix using the No. 10

brush to strengthen the rib of

rock on the right-hand side,

bringing it down into the mist

then softening it away.

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Step 4

Once dry, wet both the whole sky

and the rocky area you have painted

using clean water and the large

squirrel mop. Still using the squirrel

mop brush, lay in nickel titanate

yellow, leaving a small gap near the

top. Pick up lavender on the squirrel

mop and lay in vertical strokes to

the right and left-hand sides of the

yellow area. Vertical strokes add to

the drama. Use an old mixing brush

to soften the lower edges of the wet

paint then allow to dry.

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Step 8

Apply more of the stronger

grey mix using the No. 10

brush to strengthen the rib of

rock on the right-hand side,

bringing it down into the mist

then softening it away.

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Step 3

Wet the splash area near the centre

of the picture, to the right of the

cormorant, using clean water and

the No. 14 brush then add a purple

mix of French ultramarine and

cadmium red medium hue with

the No. 10 Round brush. Add more

of the purple mix wet into wet

near the base, aiming to create a

soft edge around the splash area.

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Step 5

Change to the No. 10 Round. Use a medium-strength

grey mix of French ultramarine and burnt umber to

paint in the edge of the distant cliff with the side of

the brush. Soften the bottom away. To add an area

of mist behind the cormorant, wet the base of the

mid-ground rocks with the large squirrel mop then lay

in a slightly stronger grey mix of French ultramarine

and burnt umber down the left-hand side.

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Step 6

Work down into the wet area then add phthalocyanine blue wet in wet.

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