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Underpainting

I'm no stranger to the idea of glazes and under-painting - nor am I a stranger to bananas. I think this marks the first time I ever created a tonal under-painting for a watercolor and the first time I ever painted a watercolor banana. The results are pretty good.

I will say that in the future, I will use light colored glazes rather than grey for under-painting. This time around, I should have experimented with purple. This would allow me to darken without giving up intensity and play to the strength of watercolor.

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