Time-lapse clips and commentary on the painting of this watercolor featuring a moth distracted by the lure of an anglerfish.

For my largest watercolors, it often takes me weeks to paint the foreground details, especially if the design is complicated. Then, I mask everything with drafting tape and cardstock. This masking sometimes takes days and it's not much fun to watch, which is why I haven't included it in one of these videos. It's much more satisfying to watch the big background wash that comes next, and which has to be done fairly quickly.

Peeling off the masking is really the most exciting part of the whole experience. It really does feel like a magic trick. After a painting is done, I cut the watercolor tape with a box cutter to get the painting off the drawing board.

There's no reasonable way to remove the watercolor tape from the edges, so I trim these off with a big paper cutter, leaving a border of white unpainted paper all the way around the outside.

I'm really liking the idea of painting more deep-sea creatures in unusual containers.

What do you think I should paint next?

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