Watercolor Portrait of a Woman
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Continue forming definition
Continue working on to the hand, the chair, the pants, and then the tree outside the window. Once the front garment area is half-dry (be sure that part of the color has been absorbed into the paper), dry your brush, then take some color away from the highlight and reflective shadow areas. This technique will create soft highlights seen on the material. At this point, you have created the value and balance of the painting. Stop for a minute, and reexamine the painting. Are you satisfied with the painting so far? Great! Move onto the next step.
