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Working with Chinese Wash Techniques

Author: Joe Broome

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Shape

Paint pale and randomly shaped strips from the top to about a third of the way from the bottom of the page. The natural shapes that clouds form are just the opposite of geometric or measured ones.

Value

Add a little more black to create a bit darker value to form the land which will be closer at the bottom of the page.

Test it first.
Start about 1/4th of the way from the bottom of the page on the right and paint an angular line down close to the bottom on the left and then quickly fill in the bottom. If you hurry there will be less brush marks and the ground will be one even value. Then let it dry before you paint the island.

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