Made aright mess of my first foxglove demo photo shoot today. Went all wild and loose at the beginning on a much to large drawing and lost my temper completely!
Here are some ugly efforts…that’s what you get for rushing and not planning.
Torn painting in bin!
After lunch I re-drew and scaled-down a bit and went at it more daintily and sensitively.
Much happier with this attempt.
To get this soft bleed and meld of colours I had pre-wet each flower shape with clear water and let it soak in until the surface of the paper had a satin sheen on it.
I allowed the paint to bleed and blossom naturally - tightening only near the end.
I used Arches hot pressed 90lbs paper and Winsor & Newton watercolour tube paint.
If you’d like to try this one please do so.
COPYRIGHT - if you copy exactly then you cannot sell or show online. HOWEVER - if you change the flower shape/composition up a bit then you can do what you like with it :)
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Alison
