Media Experiment #2: Combining watercolors & sumi ink (with a dip pen!)

Join me as I use watercolors and play with my sumi ink and dip pen to make version #2 of my duckling character! It's in pretty much real time, so you can see every step (including the missteps!).
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Music:
1) "Correle Carna," by Cumbia Deli, via UA-cam Audio Library.
2) "Fwends," by Reed Mathis, via UA-cam Audio Library.
3) "Santa Teresa," by Patiño, via UA-cam Audio Library.
4) "My Dog is Happy," by Reed Mathis, via UA-cam Audio Library.
Thank you!💚
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Materials:
*Winsor & Newton Cotman watercolors: Ultramarine Blue, Rose Madder Hue, and Gamboge Hue
*Yasutomo black Sumi ink
*Watercolor paper (I'm using 140 lb/300 gsm cold-press, brand unknown)
*Watercolor brushes (I'm using a Princeton Neptune size 6 Quill, a Grumbacher Goldenedge size 12 Round, and a Artegría Intuition size 6 Round)
*Plastic dip pen with metal nib (brand unknown, from old calligraphy set)
*Palette (I'm using a little Daiso plastic one)
*2 containers of water
*Paper towel
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