Blue Patch

I've decided to get to know colors better and I'm starting with blue. "Getting to Know Colors" - journal

It's far from perfect but I've already learned so much about mixing blue paint. While painting this I realised that the squirrel probably should have been darker or in some other way stand out a little more. The blue colors don't harmonize as well together as I had hoped either - but that's exactly why I'm doing this! 

Lately I've wanted to try something new. I want to incorporate some more details in my work and spend more time on each painting. This painting is pretty small; the painted area is about 7cm x 7cm, so it might not be as detailed as I want my paintings to be in the future but I think it worked out pretty well. 

I'm really new in watercolors. I've only used watercolor/inks to do background washes before I've never tried actually painting with them. That's something I'm giving a go too!

I have a habit of trying too many new things at the same time - I really should get better at focusing on one thing at the time  

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Materials: 
- Watercolor
- Colored pencil
- Gouache