Colours: Cobalt Blue, Lemon Yellow, Paynes Grey, Madder Lake (or Alizarin)
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| For this composition it is easier to use masking fluid for the centre of the flowers. the mask is in bright blue here - I used Masque Pen When mask is dry paint in yellow in the centre, gradually adding more blue as you work out painting the shadow on the petal | Remove mask when paint is dry. Never use a hair dryer with masking fluid and don't leave on the paper for more than a couple of days Paint red rose with mixtures of red and blue adding shadows when paint is dry. Paint white rose with washes of pink, yellow and green | Start with the background add dark washes around the red flower | ||
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| Add paynes grey to the left side. Paint around the main petal quite carefully. I used some plastic food wrap to give some texture. Paint in more of the background letting colours flow together | Allow paint to dry completely before removing the plastic | Flick on some green paint for the background and refine some of the masked areas adding lemon yellow |