Bottles in the Rain

This is my set up.

Here is a full sheet of Arches 300 GSM rough grain.  22 in x 30 in. I only want a half sheet, so I tear it in half. To do this, you fold it over and over again until it is easy to rip. Put it on the table and start at the corner by putting your thumb on the corner. It should start ripping without difficulty.  If not, you need to start the folding again.

Now I have two half sheets of 11 in x 15 in.

Tape the paper down to a board.   Make sure the edges of the paper is parallel to the board.

I didn’t start with a drawing because I wet the whole paper first by brushing on water. Then I put in the forms with the colors, but lightly in case I need to move something.

Start building up the color and shaping always trying to get the exact color and form. When you put down the color and shape, leave it there and go to another area of the paper so you don’t build any one object too much.

Respect the light areas in the objects and the background and always work around the paper for harmony.  You can darken some areas when you are sure that that’s where they belong on the picture plane.