Gray frisket in the shape of seaweed is applied to white paper with a wedge shaped sponge. The Beta is painted using a wet-into-wet technique.

Additional fish are painted in. At this point I pay particular attention to the negative space that the fish and the frisket have created.

A very wet-into-wet background is painted around the fish and over the frisket. When the paint is dry the frisket is removed leaving the seaweed completely white and unpainted.

In the finished painting the seeweed has been painted and final glazes of color have been strategically placed to complete the piece.