SYCAMORE SEED POD

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1 Use a #10 round brush and burnt sienna to make a circle; then add a curved stem using the tip of your brush. While the paint is wet, tap sepia paint into the center of the circle.

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2 Using a smaller, wet brush, drag the tip from inside the circle to the outside, making little squiggly lines around the perimeter. Be sure to go in the direction of the curves.

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3 Give the circular seed some dimension by adding more sepia ...

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