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Start Art 5 49 www.painters-online.co.uk STAGE 1 Using the Outliner pencil lightly draw some small flower heads. Then, dipping the torchon into the masking fluid, place the petal shapes onto the paper by touching the paper with the torchon. STAGE 2 Once the masking fluid is dry, use the mustard and green aquamarine pencils and draw the grasses and stalks onto the dry paper (dry-on-dry) The pencil is soft enough to go over the masking fluid smoothly without removing it from the paper STAGE 3 Using the water mister spray the whole image, just enough to activate the bright colours and bring the image to life! Then use your brush and the palette technique and drop colour onto the wet surface, letting it run into the wet (wet-on-wet). Use the dry torchon dipped in the paint to gently position the red flowers. This is stronger pigment so it will not move so far. Finally, whilst still wet, use the Outliner to position the poppy centres and the mustard coloured pencil to draw in their stalks (dry-on-wet) STAGE 4 Once dry, remove the masking fluid by gently rubbing it with your finger. You can also use masking tape to protect the paper. This can become the edge for a card or a painting ▼ Demonstration: Flower heads