Watercolor Artist – October 2019

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Step 5

To maintain definition, I painted wet next to dry for lines

and shapes. Note how the colors and shapes affect one

another and contribute to the flow of the subject.

Step 4
I used complementary colors in areas that I wanted to
emphasize and bring forward; I applied analogous colors
where I felt the areas needed to be subdued.

Final Step

Once I determined that the composition had a strong presence, I painted the background in Nest II, Tuscany

(watercolor on paper, 22x30). WA