Greetings. I need advice on how best to show continuous bodies of water on maps. I'm trying to color them. But it still leaves me unsightly brushstrokes. I tried the ink wash technique. The result is better, but it's still not clean. Maybe it's just a lack of practice. When I paint forests, it doesn't matter so much there. On the contrary, it looks interesting and creates shading of the treetops. But it looks weird on the water.
Can you advise on how to better use the ink wash technique or a completely different way of representing water areas?
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