Watercolour Painting, My Way : Bowl of Fruit

 
Some more simple exercises before we continue with the apple and apricots.
1.
Yellow wash painted.
2. 
Paint lifted with a damp brush
3. 
Giving highlight on side of apple
4. 
Red color placed on side of apple
5. 
Both sides softened with a damp brush,also 
left side of apple dampened.
6. 
Red paint now applied onto wet surface,
soft edge produced.
So there are two methods. 

1. apply paint onto dry paper and soften with a damp brush.

2. Wet paper first and then apply paint onto wet surface.

Experiment with both - remember one rule: With wet-into-wet, it is not so wet into wet. In other words, the paint you are applying to the wet paper must be a thicker mix (less water).
Please forgive my sloppy apples, it is not easy working wet-into-wet and stopping for photos. :-)
The advantage of painting still life is that you can concentrate on one small area at a time.  If you mess up, don't worry! Simply wet and lift what you can with tissue. 

Allow it to dry thoroughly and then apply new washes to correct.  As you see, I fixed my sloppy apple. :-)
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