This is the reference picture I used. I started out with a mostly transparent layer over the whole thing to have a starting place with my colors. This is a little bit later after I added more value and details like the rocks and people and umbrellas. My main challenge in this painting was the plane. It was hard for me to make something so detailed with different colors not be too dark or blended together. I got some suggestions to use pen to add definition to the buildings and plane, and I think they both look much better after doing so. The buildings did turn out darker than I planned, but you can still see some varying values and details in them.
I think I did the best job with the water, people, and sky. I like how I blended the water and sand and how you can see the darker and lighter parts of the ocean. I thought the people would be really difficult because they're so small, but I kept it simple and they turned out pretty well. I liked blending blues and purples and greens to make the sky. I added some shadows around the edges of the clouds and made the sky a deeper color farther away from the clouds. I improved my watercolor skills as I continued to paint this, I made sure not to get too dark too fast and to use transparent layers. I did get a little too dark with the buildings, but I think it looks cool next to the white sky. I used pen on the buildings and plane for detail, and I used salt on the rocks to add texture. I think the salt looks really cool and I'm glad I used it. Unlike my last watercolor, they were no spots where the paper got messed up because of using too much water.
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