Easy Watercolor Fish with Masking Tape | Beginner Watercolor Technique

We are getting close to the end of my 31 watercolor techniques series. Today I'm creating these simple striped fish using masking tape. I start by sticking a strip of masking tape in a curved shape as you see in the video. Then I repeat the same process with four more strips spacing them a bit away from each other. This is to create striped pattern on the fish body. For the first fish I start with Indian yellow followed by sap green and then indigo pigment. For the second fish I use clean water for the top part of the fish. Then I apply ultramarine for the bottom part of the fish. After that I tilt my sketchbook to let the pigment flow naturally. Then using a light value of ultramarine I paint the tail of the fish. For the third fish I paint the top with light value of burnt sienna and then I add indigo to the bottom of the fish. Then I use a light value of indigo to paint the tail of the fish. For the fourth fish I paint the top with light value of crimson lake and for the bottom I use indigo pigment. Then I use a light value of crimson lake for the tail of the fish. After painting all the fishes I allow the paper to dry completely. Now I remove the masking tape and you can see the stripes on the on all the fishes. Next using a light value of indigo pigment I paint the fins for all the fishes. Then using a darker value of indigo pigment I add the eyes and that's it our striped fishes are done and I hope this simple masking tape technique inspires you to create your own beautiful fishes. See you in my next video until then take care and bye bye from Prema.