Wild Thing 3

Establish the background. Working from the farthest away like someone is walking toward me. This is how I like to do it from less detail to more focus. Grounding with aureoline yellow. I love this colour it it so sparkly. Blocking in some sap green to have something to work against.

The In Between 3

I added the ripple rings here as it seemed to make sense to me. Paint the local colour on the leaf and paint the ripples. I want to have a light touch with the colour it can always be added to. The water background has been done separate to keep it clear and to concentrate on each.

The In Between 2

I place the enlarged copy on a light table and drew in payne's grey fine brush on watercolour page tracing through. The line is cleaned up here. Painted aureoline yellow is blocked out on the leaf. I like to start with this yellow because it gives a warm sunshine feel and it also all but disappearsin finish piece.