hmmmm. This is what I do.

I start out working on the lightest colors first. Only use your pencil directly on the painting if you are trying to saturate color. Otherwise, scribble some of the pencil on another sheet of paper working from light colors to dark colors.

I try not to brush so much as I use a dot method. It helps to control the movement of the paint and you can control how much soaks into the paper.

Use white-out for white highlights.



Thanks for the compliment.