Black Tutu

Ballet dancer in black tutu, watercolour

Before each painting, I try to visualise the finished picture and plan the light and dark areas. This is the time to decide which parts of the picture should be a focal point.

At first, I thought it should be the black tutu, but then decided on the dancer's head and arms.  That is why I chose a dark background, painting it in the same colour as the tutu (mainly Teal from Ken Bromley with ultramarine blue and permanent alizarin crimson), but in different tonal values.