ry and checked out like five books on it. There's a ton of good tips in them, but from what I read, you have to start by learning how to do backgrounds. I don't have watercolor paper. I really wish I did. But the drawing paper I have now will just have to do for the moment. Watercolors are done in layers, starting with the lighter background and then getting darker and darker the more you layer on. So, I really drenched my first paper and tried 
to do a wash. Simple right? Pssh. Yeah. It ended up all blotchy and streaky. But I took the opportunity to try sprinkling a little salt on the page. All of the books said that salt made an interesting background pattern. If anything, at least I learned how not to do a wash. My second attempt was with blue and I did much better. The key isn't adding more pigment, but adding more water as you move down on the paper. I got a nice fade. The last one is my favorite. I did a Burnt Sienna wash and then while the paper was really wet, I splattered s
ome prussian blue all over. The effect is pretty fun. Before starting the paintings themselves, the backgrounds had to dry overnight. So I'll have to come back to them and see what happens.
ome prussian blue all over. The effect is pretty fun. Before starting the paintings themselves, the backgrounds had to dry overnight. So I'll have to come back to them and see what happens. 
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