![]() While the sky was still damp, I painted a few distant clouds with white gouache. Starting at the horizon line and blending upward, I painted the sky with a graded watercolor wash of Lemon Yellow, Scarlet Lake, Bright Rose, and Bright Violet. I lightly drew a horizon line with a pencil about a quarter of the way up from the bottom of the paper. Paint a complementary scene on the thinner strip of paper. This will help keep the lightest colors bright and clean.Ģ. TIP: With watercolor, always paint from light to dark colors. While the paper was still damp, I dropped in white gouache at the center to form abstract clouds, spreading it carefully with a clean brush. I extended the pigment outward with Bright Violet, blending in Indigo toward the outer corners. I used a loaded round paintbrush and painted a light puddle of sheer Bright Pink near the center of the spread. ![]() ![]() Open the folded paper, and paint the entire spread with a loose watercolor wash. Create a soft background for the watercolor paper spread. If you’re using a different journal, adjust the page accordingly.ġ. This size page should fit inside a Midori Traveler’s Notebook, or similar journal. NOTE: For this project I used 2 pieces of watercolor paper: a 8 1/4″ x 8 1/2″ piece (folded in half vertically) and a 8 1/2″ x 2 3/4″ piece, and a transparency sheet cut to 3 3/4″ x 8 1/4″.
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