These initial drops are fresh and unsullied by mixing. Vibrant to behold and always exciting to watch. I tweak the water content with salt and spray bottle of water. As more colour is added the masking lines become more defined, as colour is trapped/captured on one side of a masked line or the other.
Blooms form, colours mingle and swirl as the dance begins. The ink, still wet, shines in the light. Sometime sitting on the surface forming distinct drops and in others fading into the paper as it’ soaks in.