Day 5 of the Direct Watercolor challenge. I’m having more success (and less muddiness) with my darks since I switched out my burnt umber for sepia. Indanthrone blue (or sometimes Indigo) and Sepia are what I’m using in those darkest darks.
Day 6. A portrait of my daughter Kavya. Painted while she read a book.
Day 7. The East Bay Hills as seen from the Warm Springs Bart Station in Fremont.
Day 8 is a portrait from a life drawing session.
Am I learning from the challenge? I’m sure I am, but it’s not something I can clearly articulate or point to in my work. Yet.
You can join the Direct Watercolor group on facebook here. When you post, tag your work with #30x30DirectWatercolor2018
Sketch Away: Travels with my sketchbook 
Suhita–thanks for sharing your work during this 30 day challenge. The top cafe painting demonstrates the effects of areas of white leading one’s eye through the painting–very effective!
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Love the portrait! What mix did you use for that incredible skin? I struggle with that…
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Hmmm,all my skin tones are mix of a yellow, red and a blue. I can’t be sure what I used here,but I know I just play withe the three primaries in my palette ( current colors under the supplies tab)
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I’m loving being a witness to your endless creative progression! I always learn something, and am charmed by your images as I do.
I first got Sepia after seeing how Peter Sheeler used it in a video. It’s, like, the magic balance of density and rich, subterranean hue! And can be usefully mixed with just about _anything_, can’t it?
I’m guessing the DS version is just a blend of Ivory Black and Raw Umber.
I use it as the base for mixes of a whole range of brighter hued earths. For instance, with some BntSienna it becomes my basic med. brown.
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Thanks for the information: now I’m curious to see what I can do to get a lot of tones out of sepia, yes it looks like a really promising color!
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Since you’re interested, Suhita, here’s one for you:
D.S. Sepia + QuinBurntOrange make the most glorious mahogany brown! :^}
In the right proportions, it’s almost indistinguishable from Trans.BrownOxide.
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Wow great info!!
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pbass wil, thanks for the suggestion, I am going to try it!
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