Article · The Fearless Brush
Painting Mythical Creatures with Watercolor and Gouache: The Water Phoenix
By Sarah Burns
- Type
- Article
- Level
- Intermediate
- Price
- Free
- Published
- 2021
About this lesson
Scottish artist Sarah Burns describes designing and painting an elemental 'water phoenix,' explaining her multi-week layered approach combining watercolor salt-wash texture with gouache detailing, and how she used composition (a moon and waterfall) to lead the eye.
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