I have added the other legs and started the body. I have allowed the paint to run with the water so that there will be some texture. I shall now over-paint some more texture to make a gradual change in tone.
I am always a little concerned about the course texture of the paper on a small painting but console myself with thinking that it gives an 'organic' look to a natural subject.
The paper is curved at the moment, but will flatten out when I 'shrink' it, by wetting the entire back of the work with distilled water at the completion of painting..