Ishbel, I know what you mean about the vibrant color. To achieve this, I have two suggestions: 1. Try a grisaile (neutral) color that is not gray or sepia when you first begin. For something this color, I recommend something like Red Violet instead. That way your undertones will be closer to the local color of the flower and won’t dull the color as you add layers. You can always add sepia at the end to really pop out the darkest spots. 2. Try adding some more layers of watercolor–watercolor can add a lot of vibrant color to a drawing. Hope that helps.
Ishbel, I know what you mean about the vibrant color. To achieve this, I have two suggestions: 1. Try a grisaile (neutral) color that is not gray or sepia when you first begin. For something this color, I recommend something like Red Violet instead. That way your undertones will be closer to the local color of the flower and won’t dull the color as you add layers. You can always add sepia at the end to really pop out the darkest spots. 2. Try adding some more layers of watercolor–watercolor can add a lot of vibrant color to a drawing. Hope that helps.
Thanks Vern. That is helpful…I don’t usually use water colour at all but now have the recommended wc pencils so will start to try that.