Hi people,

Sorry to put the line feeds into the last listing.  I'll let blogger do it henceforth.

In looking at the ways of combining tint and tone, here is an example of another method.  This young woman was sketched in pencil first, with the pencil marks rubbed and shaded, then a little color was added.  She comes out very real. 

This was just a first attempt.  Doing it again, I'd omit shading from the tops of her shoulders and the tops of her hips.  Her outline was drawn first, then the inner lines and shading added, then the color.

I always get rid of the black paint that comes in every paint kit.  Never use it.  But a watercolor could have a tonal layer and a tint layer.  Since black paint is usually sedimentary, painting the tonal layer first will let you push it around a little when you paint the tint layer.

Painting the tonal layer second - adding a few shadows here and there to the tint layer - is also to explore.

Dan