Pens and Inks, Continued Working in wash You have assembled all materials, drawn an image, and are ready to begin working in wash. Position the board and the paper surface at approximately a 25 to 30-degree angle to each other to encourage the wash to flow toward the bottom of the paper.   Keep the area you are working in moist to lessen the visibility of each brush stroke. To work a flat wash, follow this table: Step Action 1 With all material assembled, moisten the surface of the watercolor paper (if the paper is dry) or begin the wash when the sheen of the water leaves the paper surface (just after stretching). 2 3 Moisten the immediate area around the area you intend to work. Select a brush that will allow you to make one complete stroke in the  area  you  are  painting  without  reloading. 4 Load  the  brush  with  wash.   Stroke the brush against the edge of the wash container so you may move your brush to the paper without dripping  wash. 5 Apply the wash from the upper-left corner working from left to right  across  the  paper. 6 Reload the brush and work from right to left overlapping the puddle  at  the  bottom  edge  of  the  previous  stroke. 7 Continue  until  the  wash  is  complete. 8 Squeeze excess wash from your brush and soak up the puddle at the bottom  of  the  last  stroke. 9 Set aside to dry. 10 Continue with the remaining image or remove all masks and friskets. Continued  on  next  page l-40