Sea Monkey Whimsy

 

Watercoloring away!
 

 

Sea Monkey Portrait for Alisa Burke's Whimsy and Wonder Online Class.

 

Ya, ya, ya...I know I spelled Sea Monkeys wrong, but it's about the picture not spelling :)

A Very Good Place To Start

Blank page staring right back at you?

Watercolor palette not issuing specific instructions on what to with it?

 

Fool them both and fill that blank page with a painting of your watercolor box!

I saw this on somebody's blog somewhere and I wish I could remember who it was so I could give them proper credit.  Thanks for the inspiration and helping me break in my supplies!

 

 

There's nothing simpler...watercolors are usually circles or squares of pigment arranged in a rectangle.  You don't need to add your brush like I did, but why not go for it! 

 

Actually, when I started the squares of color were all neat and tidy, but I when I noticed that after initiating them they'd become quite messy and I wanted to keep painting, so I did

 

Oh!  Yes, that is purple ink.  I was so excited to get started that I grabbed purple instead of black.  I was too engrossed in what I was doing to even notice that I'd done it, but I like it!