My First Attempt at Watercolour

Ugh, bought some watercolour paper. Had a go. I think next time I'll use a photograph or still life, painting from the mind is especially hard with watercolour. One thing I didn't realise I didn't have was water-soluble pencils. I was looking forward to drawing it with pencils first, then using traditional watercolour technique, and finally detailing with the pencils again. Ah well. Anyway, here are some photos from my...venture.

First thing I did was prepare the paper. Using a sponge, I wet both sides of the paper and taped it to a bit of wood using some masking tape. This will (hopefully) prevent warping.

Home-cooked Steamboat

Yesterday Willo and Louella had the great idea of doing a Steamboat-style dinner at the flat. Using their camping stove, we'd be able to have a pot of broth simmering away while we add delicious food. Bok choy, tofu, meatballs, dumplings, and spinach were washed and chopped. Condiments were lined up to make some delicious sauce. Once the broth was a-boiling, we began.