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Author: Nicholas_Simmons, Contributing Editor
 | Next, I wanted to add some more interest to the dress. In this photo I’ve put down a puddle of water along the top of the dancer’s arm...
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 | ...now creating the beginnings of some small rivulets, with the brush. I do this in preparation for dropping paint into the water, tilting the paper, and making the color run and drip in a direction that will give more dimension and movement to the sleeve. |
 | This is what it looks like after tilting the paper. |
 | I hit it with the hair dryer to dry some (but not all) of it, and then use the spray bottle to wash away the rest. It leaves a delicate pattern that I like. I also did this in places on the large section of the dress to emphasize the twisting motion. I have found this method looks a lot more natural than painting the lines conventionally - it appears as though the paint did it on its own.
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| The next step in the painting was to soften a bunch of the edges. I have found I don’t have to do all of them - just enough to create the impression. Also, some hard edges give it focus, so the thing doesn’t become too mushy. I do this by dampening the paper, and painting along the edge with the darker color of whatever edge I’m softening. Then I did some spattering with a toothbrush, which softens in a different way.
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