Watercolor Artist - USA (2019-08)

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Step 2

Using a 1-inch fl at brush, I touched the edges

around the sketch, spreading the paint to form the

background. I dropped in other paints as needed.

Step 1

I drew a portrait using a full dropper of

concentrated watercolor.

Final

Reflective (watercolor on paper, 14x11) features

strong value contrast, some serendipity in the

edges and an overall painterly look. WA

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CREATE A

PAINTING

USING A

DROPPER.

Send a JPEG (with a

resolution of 72 dpi)

ofyour finished painting

made using a paint

dropper or an alternative

tool, such as a stick, to

[email protected].

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dropperpainting.

Toolkit

SURFACE

• FabrianoArtistico
  140-lb.cold-pressed
  watercolorpaper
  (extrawhite)
  BRUSHES


• 1-or2-inchflat
  syntheticbrush;
  smallroundbrush
  fordetailwork
  PAINTS


• Dr.Ph.Martin’s
  concentrated
  watercolorswith
  droppers;Winsor&
  Newtonwatercolors
  asneeded

demo

Dropper

Painting

Step 3

I used a small round brush to add features
and shadows on the face.