5/21/2023 0 Comments Queen of the night book![]() Notice how the purple stays on the left shape and does not wander over to the right shape. It is important to see all layers as this is what creates depth. At this point the white line should be covered and the deep green should not be fully absorbed by the purple. This will create the shadow needed to separate the two shapes. While the green is still moist, load your number three round brush with Deep Purple paint and pull it along the inner edge of the left shape. You want to maintain the highlights on those outer curves. If the bleed goes all the way to the outer edges of both shapes, use a paper towel to dab out the color on the ridges. Allow the bolder green color to bleed into the lighter green color. Use the same color mix with a little less water to create a deeper shade, and use it to paint the shadow along the inner edges of both shapes. If it does dry, apply some water to the surface of your painting and quickly move on to the next step. You want to do this step rather quickly before the color dries on both shapes. Make sure to leave a white line in between the two shapes, which will act as a guide in a later step. Immediately after painting the shape on the left, paint the outline of the right shape and fill it in with the same green color. Keep in mind, when you combine two paint colors that the color ratios may vary slightly when remixing more paint, hence when applied to the paper there may be a slight difference in color hues. Study the ridges made on the outside of the shape and how they slightly angle up. Make sure you create curves with no points. If it is still too dark after applying it, dab out the color to expose a lighter green. Fill in the shape with the green color mix. Using your number eight round brush with a mix of Viridian Hue and Hooker’s Green Light, use the tip of your brush to paint the outline of the shape on the left. To get a light color use a good amount of water mixed with your green. You will start by painting the top section of the cactus body. Along with ridges, painting the layering of the cactus body is a process in itself. The flower is very ethereal, and you achieve this by using an almost transparent blue to layer in the sword-like petals. The body of the cactus has a lot of ridges that are important to the shape of this cactus. This cactus flower is one of the more challenging flowers in this book. Large and white in appearance, they thrive best in twilight-like lighting of the morning and afternoon sun, and only stay fully bloomed throughout the night. The queen of the night cactus has strong, sweetly scented flowers that have been known to be picked during the night and brought inside to enjoy their perfume-like fragrance. The following is an excerpt from Rachel Eskandari’s Watercolor Botanical Garden: A Modern Approach to Painting Bold Flowers, Plants, and Cacti Ordering, Shipping & Returns Information. ![]()
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