Beginner Pathway 7: Swatching

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This is such a useful exercise because it serves lots of purposes. It helps you get to know your colours and how they feel in the brush. How it feels mixing water and pigment toget her. How to achieve flowing paint and fairly flat washes — without forcing anything. Most of all, it gets you with a brush in hand, with a goal and purpose, but nothing too heavy going. Little wins here. Getting used to your medium. That’s the key. Show more