After letting my underpaint dry and setting a tonal shade (I didn’t post pics of that since it was basically just a blue tint to the canvas), I painted most of the background excluding textures. Clouds are now appearing as well as a hint of some waves. Also, the fade to the deep blue and the sand bottom are making their presence known.

After the blues dry, I begin working on some other colors. Now I have the green underpaint for the turtles and the island set.

Here I am starting to get the colors where I want them. Now I can play around by and adding some detail.

More to come soon!