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Spring greens

Watercolour is the ideal medium for capturing the feel of springtime, due to the way light reflects back through thin layers of pigment to generate luminosity. It is ideal for realistically portraying sunlit spring leaves, and delicate shadows that dance across roads and tracks. In the scheme of seasons, spring is like a new morning. The light is delicate yet clear, but it doesn't quite havefound in shadows and shade, tree trunks and sometimes backgrounds.

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