Australian How To Paint

Colour in the Sea

STEP ONE

Take photos of your preferred fish, and then prime your canvas. Sketch your fish.

STEP TWO

Place background colours (cobalt teal and aqua green light) onto the canvas. Using your larger nylon brush drag paint across, now work in the Matisse Phthalo blue and green towards the middle. Lighten your colours as you work towards the bottom of the canvas. Take your round sponge, place three colours on a china plate, side by side. For example: Titanium white, Matisse Phthalo blue and green. Twist the sponge in a circle to- don’t twist the sponge as much. Use white, yellows and scarlet. Using a small rough brush, use light strokes add centre coral with rough strokes, using Titanium white, Cadmium yellow and scarlet/vermillion.

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