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Author: Nicholas_Simmons, Contributing Editor
| Next, I put some color into the fish, on damp paper. I'm not going to use the batik technique on the fish, as I've found too much of a good thing can be too much! (bad photograph, sorry for the shadows) |  |
 | A bit of history: I mentioned in the introduction that I discovered (for myself, anyway) this technique by accident. A long time ago I got into the habit of tossing my work on the floor, and throwing a bucket of water on it when I didn't like what I had just painted. Eventually I recognized the result was usually better than the original idea! Here is one of the first pieces I did, consciously using the technique. It did a pretty good job of capturing the look and texture of the edge of an abalone shell. Abalone watercolor, 30" x 40" |
| This painting is one of my favorite abstracts. All of the weird patterns were achieved by washing away wet paint. After Rothko #2 watercolor, 20" x 20" |  |
 | Back to the painting.... The following steps will demonstrate the application of the batik technique on top of an existing layer. I mixed cobalt blue and alizarin crimson, and painted over one of the water sections. I immediately hit it with the hair dryer on "low." The edges are the first thing to dry; the center portions usually take longer. |
| When it gets to the point where it's 50-75% dry (see photo at right), I go at it with the spray bottle, washing away the paint that hasn't dried... |  |
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