I didn't crop the scan as much as usual specifically to show the amount of warping of the paper. Clearly it did not enjoy getting wet. However, it appears like the warping is worse along the top right where the clouds are and with the grass along the bottom. That's where I used the bigger, wetter brush. In fact, there were some places in the sky where the paper was starting to turn gray and spotty from the absorbed water, but that went away as it dried. The warping doesn't look as bad around the head. That's where I used the very fine brush to do a small patch of color and then immediately dab it dry with a paper towel. Next time I'll probably try wetting and stretching the paper before painting, just like a real watercolor artist would do.
Looking at the color itself, it blended together nicely when wet but ended up very pale. I'll have to remember to color darker with the pencils, or maybe I can do some interesting effects by layering (color with pencil, brush wet, let dry, repeat).
Finally, I'm very happy with how the ink wasn't affected at all by the water. It stayed completely black and didn't run or smear, even while gently scrubbing the wet brush over it. This means I should be able to do my ink drawing and then wet and stretch the paper (so if I mess up on the sketch, I can just redraw it on untreated paper rather than wasting another day doing another wet and dry paper conditioning cycle).
In short, it didn't quite turn out the way I wanted it to this time, but I've got some ideas to make it better in the future.
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