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	Masking fluid is applied to the glass, apples and jar to save highlights. The brush shown is an old one. The bristles have been trimmed and washing liquid applied to protect by stopping the masking fluid collecting around the ferrule. With this brush, I can apply fines lines of fluid.
	Mix up plenty of wash for the background, mixture of ultramarine and touch of light red. With the painting upside down, I applied a flat wash around the objects and to the top of the painting. See the nice bead of paint collecting at the edge? This is typical when applying a fluid wash with the board tilted at 15 degrees. Don't throw away the remaining background wash, save it you will need it later. Don't worry if it dries in the palette, water can be added when required.
	We have applied the wash over the glass, as the background can be seen looking through it.
	Before the wash is dry. A piece of blotting paper is used to lift some of the paint, giving the reflective look of glass.
	Using some of the original wash, add Payne's Grey to darken and paint the shadow between the jar and glass. Shadow of glass was painted using background wash and darkened at the bottom with Payne's Grey. Shadow inside glass painted with background wash and Payne's Grey dropped in while wet into the center portion.
	Using the edge of a piece of blotting paper lift lines of paint on glass shadow on a curve, to represent ripples of light.
	Dry thoroughly using a hairdryer and remove masking fluid from the glass.
	The white of the paper now shows through for highlights, and ripples show in the shadow where paint was lifted.
	Pencil marks erased using a putty rubber.
	Some edges are softened by brushing on clear water and dabbing with a tissue.

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