Thanks Cat! Hope you get some warm weather soon. In NW Arkansas, we are having rain and gale force winds this morning. I actually quite like it because we need the rain and the howling of the wind around the corners of the house stirs my imagination and I'm living in a Bronte novel. But I digress... I wanted to ask you about controlling the bleed of the paint. Is it all water control? I find that there seems to be a fine line between having just enough wetness for the paint to bleed but not so much that the bleed takes over.
I love your digression! 😄 It is ALL about water control. How much is on the paper as well as how much is on your brush. Also the different paints, fillers etc... So that's why I try to show how to coax it. Sometimes you can push paint with more water and other times you need a thirsty brush to remove some. It's all a little dance and I really try not to stress too much about it, and accept that each petal will look different. I do admire people who seem to have 100% control, but I would never paint if I aimed for that! 😊
Thank you 🙏🏻 I am very new to watercolor and would like to match your colors. What colors did you choose for this project? I have trouble mixing up enough and then going back and making more and then not having the match so I like what you said about if you’re only using, a limited number of colors they’ll always be harmonious… You said something similar. I did just join your Facebook group.
Hi! Thanks for joining the facebook group. It's still small but we have to start somewhere. I am going to include the pigment numbers just incase your paints have different names. I used Winsor Red (PR254), Winsor Yellow (PY154) and Quinacridone Magenta (PR122). For the stems and leaves I used Hooker's Green (with yellow mixed in) and straight Hookers Green which is more blue-green. Have fun painting!
