An Apple

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⛰ Original art by @jnart ⛰
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Set your stage.

Make a sketch and apply masking fluid for the highlights.

Prepare the colors you like in great amount not to run out while painting. I wanted to try out some pigments that granulate so I used Ultramarine blue and Burnt umber. Yellow ochre, Light red and Neutral tint was fillers.

Prepare a spray bottle filled with water.

Start with the colors of prefere.

Spray on water. Let it run along the canvas by tilting.

Add secondary colors- there is no right or wrong, only intuition.

The only important task in this phase was to leave some whites - unpainted areas of the paper, especially in the apple.

I let it dry.

Tilt the canvas to avoid the worst blooming effects.

When drying, study your painting and see what to do next.

Prepare colors for painting detail.

Wet areas you want to paint with clear water. Then ad the darker tone where you can see the shadow.

Use a tiny pencil for details.

(When you photo your process you can see where you should have stopped. I like the blooming but painted over it later in the process.)

Look at the overall picture from time to time to see if something is incorrect.

When you can see what the details look like see if the background need some extra attention. I saw the need for a darker and cooler background.

If necessary, remove paint with a brush or toothbrush ( when the painting is dry). It works better with non-staining color and you must have good quality watercolor paper.