Watercolor tip: use complementary colors as a base layer for stunning shadows! Dive deeper in my Watercolor 101 course. Comment: 101 for the link 🎨 | malleryjane

324K views · 59K reactions | Here’s how I use complementary colors with tomatoes  Start with the opposite color on the color wheel, so for red start with green and for green start with red. This layer should be lighter in value so add a little more water to your mixture. This technique is a great way to make the colors a little more realistic since it’s helping bring down the saturation. Paper used: Arches 140 pound cold press. | malleryjane | Facebook