Exercise: Line with wax

In this exercise, similar to the first exercise using wax resist technique, I drew a simple picture of a tree directly on to the paper and and a  drawing of a tree on a coloured ground which is then painted in a second colour.

Wax drawing on paper

Wax drawing on coloured ground

Drawings done using the same method but substituting the wax for an oil pastel which also repels the watercolour

In the following pictures I have used was or pink oil pastel to define the lighter area of the heads