A little over a week ago I had posted a sushi watercolor I sketch I started with my smaller watercolor palette.
Here’s my final painting. I used ultramarine blue for the rice sketch. For the shadows, I used a mixture of Ultramarine Blue and Burnt Sienna and blended out with just Ultramarine Blue. For the tuna I used Quinacridone Rose and for the salmon I used a mix of Quinacridone Sienna and Nickel Azo Yellow. For the avocado and the wasabi I used a mix of Sap Green and Nickel Azo Yellow. For the ginger I used a mix of Nickelt Azo Yellow and Burnt Sienna.
For the chopsticks, I used Neutral Tint and then added Pearlescent White to give the sticks some sparkling highlights.
I enjoyed using my Arteza water brush to mix and apply the paint. I used a small jar of water to dip my water brush into and quickly remove any remnants of paint. It was also helpful to grab some water out of the jar instead of squeezing water out of the brush and eventually refilling my brush at the sink.
Using my water brush allowed me to paint bold sweeping colors onto my paper and apply less layers.
You’ll notice my in my journal the dried glue is exposed where my page split. This happens occasionally in my journals as a result of the signatures being being glued together. I have found this one particular nuisance in my current journal. In my other journals it’s not as noticeable.
Watercolors: Daniel Smith Extra Fine Watercolors
Brush: Arteza Water Brush in Medium
Journal: Stillman & Birn Beta Softbound A5 (5.5″x8.5″) 270gsm 25 sheets/50 pages
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