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Painter’s Checklist
SURFACE
Kilimanjaro Watercolor Paper,
Natural White 140 lb. cold pressed, approximately 11" x 15" (27.9 x 38cm)
PALETTE
AMERICAN JOURNEY WATERCOLOR PAINTS Alizarin Crimson
Bumblebee Yellow
Burnt Sienna
Cobalt Blue
Hooker’s Green Dark
BRUSHES
GOLDEN FLEECE WATERCOLOR BRUSHES 3⁄4" flat
No. 8 round
SUPPLIES
Basic painting supplies (page 96)
SOURCES
Paint, paper and brushes are available at Cheap Joe’s Art Stuff; www.cheapjoes.com; (800) 257-0874 (U.S. & Canada) or
(828) 262-0795 (International).
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PREPARATION
Lightly transfer design to the watercolor paper using a lightbox or wax-free graphite paper. Use a no. 8 round for the rose and the leaves and 3⁄4" flat for most of the background, but some areas around the rose and leaves were easier using the no. 8 round.
LET’S PAINT
ROSE – LIGHT VALUE
Mix two separate puddles, one a medium value Alizarin Crimson and one a light value Alizarin Crimson. The petals will be painted with a wet-on-wet technique, which in this case means to wet one petal at a time and drop in the color to shape the petal. Lay the color on the wet petal where it will be the darkest and blend out to the edge of the petal. Going around the rose, paint each petal this way – just don’t paint next to a wet petal or they will blend together and you will lose definition. Refer to the Step-by-Step on page 89.