After the Rain

This piece was made from a photo taken in my garden this summer just after the rain. It’s fused fabric collage except for the water droplets. They are made with acrylic paint mixed with fabric medium. It’s easier than you think to make them. First you make a circle for your droplet with slightly darker paint than the background. This becomes the shadow. Then you make add a highlight near the top where the light hits the droplet. Surround the droplet with slightly darker paint and blend toward the center. Next, paint white opposite the highlight at the base of the circle working into the center of the droplet. This is the reflection through the droplet from the highlight.