Painting 33

Ref 899 .- Powder Charcoal - mixed with the wáter  to texturize shadows

Final result of this process

This is another way to use powder charcoal to texturize watercolor paintings
(see previous ref 898)
To show how I used;  I did a photographic sequence
over hot press paper 240 gr/m2
I´m using to texturize the background forest and rocks with dark colors and also another additional container with just clean wáter to mix light colors

1st step.- Sketch base in your idea (locate shadows and light source for the painting) in accordance your own methodology

2nd step.- In a container I´m adding a Little amount of powder charcoal to mix with the wáter and wet with my brush to blend with dark paint

 

 



3rd step.- Now I´m adding the brigh and or clear colors with clean wáter

4th step; Its´s not easy to go from dark to light with watercolor, so to reinforce clear colors into the foreground I´m using modeling paste which have additional benefits like 3D texture and more bright and also I´m reinforcing dark colors, this method Works good however I need some practice to take advantage of it, the texture brings interest  and is easy to work with if you rinse off the entire paper with clear wáter from a gente sprayer or a sink, let the paper dry and assess the patern after 2nd step, you can repeat the technique for more texture, and you can prevent smudging by lightly spraying the área with a clear acrylic fixative