Still going... learning more things about watercolors, also about shading and image focus (Where does your eye go?) and contrast and darkness (purple! purple! purple!). I am still far, far too hesitant with the laying on of dark color, which is why I'm putting down so many layers of paint, and this is probably not the most effective watercolor technique.

Questions for you:

Where does your eye go, and is it the right place?
What should be darker, and how should I darken it?
What shadows need to stretch to where?


Black and white sketch here: [link]
First coloring: [link]
Second coloring: [link]

Painting with Jackson watercolor paints mostly, and occasional Angora Deckfarben (opaque paints from Germany). Windsor & Newton Cotman water color 140 lb. paper, 10 inches x 7 inches.