Studio · Foundations · lesson 5
The graded wash
Dark fading smoothly to light: the basis of every sky. It's a flat wash where you add water to the brush at each stroke.
Watch: How to paint a graded wash in watercolor // Beginner watercolor techniques
Do
Two postcard rectangles: Prussian Blue graded from dark to pale, then Permanent Pink graded from pale to dark.
What you'll need
| Colours | Alizarin Crimson → Alizarin Crimson Hue |
| Brushes | da Vinci mop #4 → Your medium quill/mop |