How to Paint Glass and Reflections

I get a lot of “how did she do that?“s when people look at my paintings of glass (in this case, marbles). Shiny, sparkly items that reflect light seem like they’d be impossible to capture with watercolor, but thanks to the miracle of masking fluid, they’re a lot easier than you might think. Here’s how I do it. The video is sped up 5x at the beginning, and 8x for most of it, so you’ll be able to see my process a little easier. Honestly, when I paint something this big and this wet, at least half of my time