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Author: Nicholas_Simmons, Contributing Editor
| I tucked a bit of intense color into a few nooks and crannies. These little jewel-tones stand out not only on their own, but also affect the other colors around them.
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 | Here is a shot showing the beginning of the second round of darks. It takes a lot of pigment to make watercolor this dark - many people are reluctant to use enough, and then make the added mistake of judging the value while the paint is wet. It always dries lighter.
I didn't use any black, but don't see what the big deal is against using black. I have it, and use it occasionally when I want pure black. I was in a workshop once where the artist announced during the demonstration that black is "not a color," or some such drivel, and should "never" be used in a watercolor. That kicked off my Black Period, and I arrived the first day of the workshop with the biggest tube of black paint I could buy; my goal was to use it up by the end of the week. The daily critique was rather tense. I remember I titled one piece "Ode To Black." That artist never liked me after that. |
| Still filling in spaces, and enriching the darks. Haven't gotten around to doing much with the baby's breath on the bottom. It would be easy to get carried away there, and I'm not sure what degree of detail will be needed. I don't want to end up with one of those paintings where one part has too much detail in contrast to the other parts. In this photo you'll see I'm leaving a few places white, just in case that looks good later. If not, I'll fill some in. |  |
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