39/100 tiny painting challenge for 2025 (Patreon)

39 is a monstera leaf! This one is really focusing on "the wet edge" technique for the leaf and the background. Pick the colors you want to use, stick with them, add water for lighter value areas, and focus on working fast enough to maintain the wet edge. I also go over the process of easy sketching for the leaf in the video, but I have also attached an outline if you prefer to trace it. I can't wait to see how you do and please let me know if you have any questions.

Paper: arches 140 lb cotton 9X12" paper that I've cut into 3X3" pieces, giving me 12 pieces per page.

Paint: The palette I'm using today is the split primary palette by letter sparrow: cad yellow deep, lemon yellow, cad red, magenta, ultramarine blue, cerulean(probably closer to pthalo blue), indigo and sap green. I don't use all the colors, but I will name them as I mix them. feel free to use pre mixed convenience colors as well.

Brushes: round 4 - Princeton brand

Private youtube link to watch if you need captions or translation: https://youtu.be/MQ8xY61IcnY