Saturday, January 17, 2015

The white of the paper


Step 3 
watercolor 
7.9x7.9 

Keeping the white of the paper as the lightest value 

Step two finding the mid-tones and shapes

Step one ..establishing the dark patterns on the face. 

What I have learned so far? 
For me, I have to leave the white of the paper intact. My prior effort shows what happens if I don't. I will remember this and move on.

4 comments:

  1. i feel that the white of the paper is the holy grail of watercolor painting.
    Your work is beautiful and you are an inspiration.

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    1. Thank you Mary. I forgot for two whole days to keep the white of my paper white. The result? Epic rip ups. How could I forget this core concept? I have no idea.

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  2. Thank you Ginny for taking time out of your day to comment and let me know.

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