STEP FOUR:
DEFINING DARK SHAPES

I added the dark shapes and some detail using the same burnt sienna and blue mix that I used in the previous steps. Up to this point, I have used only transparent watercolor techniques, laying wash over wash with some drybrush and splatter technique. I have not attempted to save many of the smaller light details. Instead, I paint over them, knowing that I will be able to add them later with opaque pigment. A notable flaw is an awkward blemish, evident in the upper right hand part of the sky. This might represent a problem in transparent watercolor, however, it will be easily corrected later with opaque.