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"Watercolor Batik"
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Author: Nicholas_Simmons, Contributing Editor

Enter spray bottle! Got that blue stripe moving around, and did a little tilting for direction.
When that got to looking right, I dried it under the lights. The paper buckled a bit, so I weighted it.
This is where the fish and the background begin to meld.
I went back to the plants and leaves wet in wet to intensify the color (added some other colors too). I let the greens bleed into the surrounding areas; this softens the plants, and also better integrates them with the entire picture.
Put some quality darks in there, wet in wet. I've found the safest way to do this is to begin where there is already a dark - the new paint radiates from that area, and looks more natural. I also took a few swipes across the plants and leaves.
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