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How to Paint Water With Acrylics Step by Step
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- Article
- Level
- Beginner
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About this lesson
Teaches three principles of painted water: reflections are usually darker than their objects, water holds many colors beyond blue, and it is both reflective and translucent. Two master-copy exercises and 30-plus images show reflections and gradations.
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