Easy goldfish portrait in watercolor: negative painting and using salt for texture

This fun and quick goldfish portrait is my first ever attempt to use salt to texture watercolor background. This is also an example of negative painting around a light subject.
For this painting I used 140 lb/300 g cold press watercolor paper, Daniel Smith watercolors: ultramarine blue, cobalt blue deep, phtalo blue, lemon yellow, new gamboge, opera rose
Holbein watercolors: scarlet lake
Stephen Quiller watercolors: permanent orange, magenta
M.Graham artist gouache - Titanium White
Round and flat brushes for water mediaShow more

More about negative painting:
hollyhocks - https://youtu.be/J1ZWOFozDoM
hibiscus - https://youtu.be/Q6stFAO4pXs
Painting cute pets tutorials - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1dHnU6CKLW3mWx18Da1ZqOHvsmku1i0i

Check out my online classes on painting with water media and drawing:
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