Monochromatic Tropical Watercolor

Description

• Visual Dispersion (The Wash): Look closely at the large leaves. The color is not flat. You can see areas where the pigment is dense (dark brown veins) and areas where it is highly dispersed in water (light pinkish-rust). This uneven dispersion creates the illusion of texture and light hitting the leaf surface.

• Granular Dispersion: Earth-tone watercolor pigments (like Burnt Sienna or Umber) naturally have “heavy” particles that settle into the paper’s texture. If you zoom in, you might see a “grainy” look. This is granular dispersion, which adds a raw, organic quality to the print.

• Controlled Edges: Unlike the “bleeding” blue flowers in image 043, the dispersion here is contained. The artist allowed the paint to flow inside the leaf shape but kept the outer edges relatively sharp (Low Edge Dispersion) to maintain the clarity of the botanical form.