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Summary: You can blot up watercolors if you apply too much paint in a watercolor painting. Learn how to fill in a rosebud for watercolor flower paintings in this free watercolor video lesson.
Cody Davis is an artist with over 35 years experience in oil, watercolor and acrylic painting. He has a fine arts degree from the University of Texas and 12 years experience teaching...read more
"Now before it dries to much we're going to apply a little bit of rose, permanent rose, that should be ironic that use permanent rose on a rose, but that's the way it works. I'm going to blot some of this up. Now we are going to put a weak, even a weaker solution of rosy violet and we're moving some color here. Now a little bit of stronger violet down here. More of a bluish violet would be good right on the edge. Which we will grade aid by getting water, wiping it out and going along the edge the hard edge and softening it up. It's a good idea to turn the paper so you don't have to turn your hand. If it is to dark, we can blot it up some."
eHow Article: Filling in a Rosebud With Watercolors