The first stage of most watercolour paintings is the making of an initial wash.
This often constitutes the sky,
or background colour and covers the whole sheet of paper.

The next stage is the painting
of the general patterns and detail onto your watercolour, which can be applied over a dry or slightly wet wash.

This is the most important
stage in the development of your work : it is here that you raise
and highlight patterns and contrasts in your work.