A Night Feast Over a Thousand Years

approach — 8 steps

color palette

primary · gray · green · pink · white

secondary · red · yellow · purple

Achieve the gray background by diluting black ink with water. Mix pink by combining red and white. Use transparent layers to build up color intensity.

techniques

• ·wet-on-wet blending
• ·dry brush texture
• ·color layering
• ·calligraphic line work
• ·ink wash

common pitfalls

• →Overworking the details and losing the spontaneity of the brushstrokes.
• →Using too much water and creating muddy colors.
• →Making the outlines too heavy and stiff.
• →Not allowing the ink washes to dry completely before adding subsequent layers.