DRAGON TREE
1 Using a #12 round brush and burnt sienna, make a slightly crooked trunk with thick branches that end in “V” shapes. You can add more paint in the next step; this is just to lay down some color.
2 With sepia-colored paint, tap the brush into the wet wash, including on the outer edges of trunk, as well as the spots where two branches come together. This gives the skeleton visual interest and varying values. While the paint is still wet, use a toothpick to score tiny, curved, horizontal lines into the trunk and branches, following ...
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