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ANSWER TO MYSTERY TECHNIQUE #152:

It’s fun to create irregular shapes with a spray bottle! I started by painting the patch of blue sky, adding some gouache to the watercolor for more drama. Getting the paper unevenly wet with a spray bottle made it much easier to mimic the edges of the pale cloud. Next I painted the cloud in layers, beginning with delicate washes of pink and yellow. I finished with a dark gray mixture of Hydrus watercolors and Winsor & Newton Granulation Medium, spraying the paper and tilting it for more texture.