Summer Festivities 3

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Final Touches

What do you think would be a good background color for this scene? Red sure does make it pop. I like how the wash dried with splotchy dark places that look like shadows. Now is the time for details, once the first coats of paint are completely dry. I’ve put in highlights on the cups, speckled the apples, and added texture to the cake. Watercolor is really a tricky medium to work with; it’s so watery that detail must be done a little at a time on a very dry surface. I’d say this summer still life came out well!