18x24 watercolor on Canson 140 lb. cold press paper painted today in about an hour with a #14 round brush and a 1" flat sable. I first spritzed the paper at random with water over my pencil drawing then did the darks first. Antlers were done then the ears, nose, mouth. A very limited palette used of burnt sienna and ultramarine blue. Just a touch of raw sienna and raw umber in minute amounts were used along with lots of water sprayed into wet paint, letting drips happen. A final drip ran down from the background middle and onto the stag's back, creating a run into his back that looks like antler horn shadows.
Image COPYRIGHT 2016 Kay Smith.
Wednesday, November 30, 2016
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