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Pigment

I found myself in the last few paintings with not nearly enough paint mixed up ahead of time. This leads to some weird color mixing which leaves everything sort of muddy. I think I got the colors down pretty well this time.
I decided to keep experimenting and pushing myself to do things that I found difficult. I used a half inch flat to paint the background, challenging myself to use it as much as possible before switching back to my trusty round. The bubbles were created by dropping alcohol on the wet paint. I made the mottled color areas of both fish using the color charging technique from my last painting. Finally, a white paint pen was used to bring back the highlights in the eyes (because I didn't plan out the highlight positions ahead of time).
All in all, this is one of my favorite pieces so far. I have learned a lot of techniques, but it will be important to keep applying them until I can perform them correctly.

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