In this module we put all our learning into practice in a colourful painting of a cow. How do we paint directly to get tones right first time? How do we layer and add detail? 

My aim is to avoid layering as much as possible, due to the lifting properties of watercolour on canvas. This is why getting the tones right first time is so crucial. I aim to get at least 85% of the painting completed in the first pass, followed by a second layer of lifting and adding (10%). The final details complete the image (5%).