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Mystery Technique #148

March 20, 2025 – 7:30 pm

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ANSWER TO MYSTERY TECHNIQUE #147:

After wetting the entire piece of paper, I painted around the shapes of the clouds with Cerulean Blue, using the point of an oval wash brush to create wispy edges and blotting excess blue away with a dry paper towel or damp sponge. Next I added hints of blue for cloud shadows. After this layer dried, I painted the main clouds wet-in-wet with diluted Hansa Yellow Medium and Permanent Rose, using a damp brush and sponge to soften edges or make transitions between wet and dry areas. The darker clouds were painted in the same way with a mix of Permanent Rose, Cerulean Blue, and Blue Apatite.

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Mystery Technique

Mystery Technique #147

February 20, 2025 – 7:34 pm

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ANSWER TO MYSTERY TECHNIQUE #146:

I started by applying 3 different granulating watercolors to wet paper and partially mixed them wet-in-wet, letting some of the brushstrokes show. Next I used the end of a stiff plastic card to scrape a few irregular light lines into the damp paint. After the paper was completely dry, I dipped a goose feather into wet paint and added dark expressive lines, twisting the feather to vary the thickness and direction of the linear marks. I also continued using the plastic card to quickly scrape away some of the dark color before it dried.

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Mystery Technique

Mystery Technique #146

January 20, 2025 – 7:39 pm

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ANSWER TO MYSTERY TECHNIQUE #145:

First I loaded one brush with French Ultramarine and another with Cerulean Blue, then wet the paper and quickly mixed the 2 blues wet-in-wet while carefully leaving white paper for the cloud shapes. Before the paint dried, I lifted out some wispy edges with a damp sponge. After this layer was completely dry, I gently rewet the paper and added a delicate wash of Permanent Rose to the cloud and the top of the sky, using a damp sponge to soften edges, make transitions and remove excess paint.

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