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ANSWER TO MYSTERY TECHNIQUE #150:

You can add more texture to your paintings with Derwent Inktense Blocks! I started by using pipettes to create several layers of undulating shapes with diluted yellow and blue acrylic inks, mixing them wet-in-wet to make various greens. After these dried, I painted the background with a pale mixture of yellow, green and blue watercolors plus some Winsor & Newton Granulation Medium. Next I quickly shaved off flecks of yellow, blue and magenta Inktense Blocks with my painting knife. These stuck to the wet paint and added floating specks of color on top of the other layers.