>>7705850
With watercolors, try a value study of something rather than using literal colors. Please. I mean it. It elevates any style of watercolor work.

Guide:
- pick a dark color (don't use yellow, obviously, try brown.)
- make a value scale (picrel) in that color
- pick a photo with a large scale between pure black and pure white and everything in between.
- proportions don't matter for the exercise. just get the shapes.
- start with the very lightest amount of water color. mostly water, slight pigment in the water.
- oh and i should mention, have a tray to store your watered down pigment in. Do not use paint straight from the tin until you get to value 1 on the scale(picrel)
- keep going darker and darker on the study until you go from 9 to 1.