First, I sketch out the painting. Remember in watercolor you're just sketching quickly.
Add too much detail and you'll have a boring painting! But get the perspective wrong and it won't make sense.
2B Pencil
Masking fluid
Keep it very simple.
Don't lose any whites that you might possibly need. I did a mix of wet
into wet and wet on dry here.
Quinacridone Gold
Burnt Sienna
Cobalt Blue
Ah, color!
Have fun, let your brush dance over the paper. I'm still reserving the
boats but I added very dark shadows under them. It's important that the
boats don't get too dark, almost glow on the shadowed rocks.
Cobalt Blue
Pthalo Blue
Quinacridone Red
Quinacridone Gold
Ultramarine Blue
Burnt Sienna
Warm glowing oranges and cool blues reflect the rocks. I'm starting to get
the reflection on the puddle of water in the bottom of the boat now.
The water to the left is taking shape as well.
Azo Yellow
Cobalt Blue
Pthalo Blue
Ultramarine Blue
Quinacridone Red
Quinacridone Gold
Burnt Sienna
The masking is all removed now except for the reflections.
Slowly building up the boats.
Azo Yellow
Cobalt Blue
Pthalo Blue
Ultramarine Blue
Quinacridone Red
Quinacridone Gold
Burnt Sienna
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