Just remember you can also get darker tones by building up more liquid layers of a tone or start light (which I usually do with watercolour) and add a deeper tone but more liquid over it. For the punch of BRIGHT saturated colour, be choosy and plan where you want it then use it less liquid in that spot and the higher saturation of the paint will really pop, only make sure it IS where you want it because you can only take it away with water and then it bleeds and mellows.
You are doing great, I'm loving it @scrawly
Blending in watercolour is so hard. The paper that I use can't handle too much water and the colours always look soggy to me if I keep blending and introducing more nuance in colours. Ugh... I need more practices.
Aaahh I didn't know you dabble in traditional media too. That is so exciting, I would like to see your watercolours arts :D.
Thanks for the lovely comment and the detailed advice, Donna. Have a lovely weekend ^_^.
I used to only do traditional, I changed due to space needs and never looked back.