Yellow Rose 02 Tutorial. I can turn to fill in the background areas after the flower and foliage are sufficiently defined. Using a weak solution of alizarin crimson I selectively create different areas of wet. Then I can carefully place drops of heavier concentrations of color into these wet areas. A large drop of crimson travels through a lake entertaining the eye as it spreads where ever it wants to. The watercolor seems to have a mind of its own. My darkening drops begin with accentuating the outside borders and are mostly made using alizarin crimson.
At this point, I alternate between adding drops of purple, with bright and thick drops of cadmium red. It is scary to put this much color and allow it to spread on its own but honestly, the color pales a great deal as it dries. Being bold is good! I love the way that these brilliant colors make their own gradual nuances.
Green mixed with red makes for a wonderfully dark black pigment. This shows well with the foliage green mixing with the reds around the exterior of the front blossom. See how the green really sets off the crevasse between the horizontal petal and the vertical petal surface.