04
Sep
2012

How to Tame a Wild Watercolor Background

categories: My Artwork

How do you tame a wild watercolor background? Add some wild roses. Here’s a sneak peak of a painting I’ve been working on this weekend. I worked on this painting for a good portion of the day but had to stop when the lighting changed. If all goes well, I’ll be posting the completed painting tomorrow.

8 Comments on How to Tame a Wild Watercolor Background

  1. kellygrahamartist
    September 4, 2012 at 3:11 am (11 years ago)

    It’s beautiful already! I can’t wait to see the finished piece :)

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    • afternoonartist
      September 4, 2012 at 3:12 am (11 years ago)

      Thanks, Kelly. I’m pleased with the results so far.

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  2. Beth Parker
    September 4, 2012 at 2:54 pm (11 years ago)

    OOOOOOooooo! This is gorgeous!!!

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  3. elenacaravela
    September 4, 2012 at 4:26 pm (11 years ago)

    Love the way you handle the gradients within the boundaries of each petal and the blending of the back round color.

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    • afternoonartist
      September 4, 2012 at 4:29 pm (11 years ago)

      Thank you, Elena. It was challenging, but fun.

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  4. Jill Paints Watercolors
    September 18, 2012 at 2:00 am (11 years ago)

    Have you ever seen the watercolors of Mark Adams? Your control of the colors in your background of this one is very evocative of his work. Really nice!

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  5. afternoonartist
    September 18, 2012 at 2:11 am (11 years ago)

    Thank you, Jill. I love your work. I’m not familiar with Mark Adam’s work but I’ll check it out. This background was based on a tutorial by Janet Whittle. I just taught my sister this technique yesterday and will be posting her painting this week.

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