Sunset Sea#3

This painting is a bit overdone and muddy. It is because the initial wash was too light and I ended up adding too many layers…something to avoid in watercolor…

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New Watercolor by Joseph Chiang – Sunset Sea

I felt that like watching a drama, there is a “peak” period for watercolor, you need to realize when you have reached the peak, otherwise, the more strokes you add, the painting would just keep deteriorating.

In this case, the cloud’s edges are too sharp, which is the result of wet on wet, plenty

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How I do sunset

I used a lot of reference photo myself…
when I use reference photo..i never do exact copy of it…
I break down the picture into elements ….
For example, in the following picture, I like the coconut leaf and the boats, and how both objects’ color react to the background sunset…I like the color of sky as well….

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