As I did in another video of this series, I did this painting using a limited palette – basically red, brown, and sepia/siena, and left the white of the paper to dominated the background. Technique used: mainly dry strokes of watercolor, and wet strokes of color to emphasize the movement of the figure.
Leaving part of the white in the paper gives the painting more space to breath, and although not all watercolors can be done in this manner; it is technique that works well for some subjects as it is the case of this painting, the lines made with watercolor imitates the movements of the ballerina.
Simple Painting Ideas 