SUNFLOWER FUN
Watercolor on Yupo - 11x17
Yupo is a slick, plastic paper used in the printing world but it is a lot of fun to watercolor on, too. The paint sits on the surface instead of soaking in to the paper like traditional watercolor so the colors remain bold and bright.
I first drew the sunflowers on the white yupo paper with an oil pastel. Then, I applied bright watercolors on the sunflower, leaves and background with the oil pastel acting as a resist. I placed some plastic wrap on the wet paint to create texture in the background and when everything was dry I came back in with strong, drier paint to punch up the composition.
