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WET-ON-WET painting

I love painting watercolours using the wet-on-wet technique because each new painting is a challenge for me: the wet paint is laid on the wet or damp paper, the colours flow, they blend into one another and create unexpected and diffused effects. This method is all about taking risks, daring, working fast and intuitively, while understanding the wetness of the paper: that’s the way I feel more comfortable.

If the paper is wet, there will be many soft edges at the beginning. As I add more layers, some shapes will become more defined, as those initial soft edges disappear and the edges become harder. Others will remain soft – or “lost” – throughout.

The more drybrush strokes you make, the more harder edges will be created too. The play between hard and soft edges is important to create a sense of depth and,

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