Starling. I play with ink

I really liked the mixing of watercolors and ink. So today I again demonstrate how in several movements (and using this technique) you can get quite a beautiful picture.

I use the watercolor "Nevskaya Palitra": ultramarine, violet, burnt sienna, scarlet, white zinc. Ink black. Paper Palazzo 280g / m2, 70% cotton.

First I paint the silhouette of a bird. I do not think about the proportions especially, because the main thing is to convey the character. I remove the extra pencil strokes and turn to watercolors.

I'm picking up an ultramarine and a lot of water. The main goal is to fill the bird's contour. And on wet paper I add a little violet paint to the starling's breast (which is the starling, it looks like?). And immediately I turn to the ink. And I drip all over the surface of the paper with droplets of ink that spread in different directions. While the ink is moist I add salt to absorb the excess water and paint. And I take the dryer and dry the picture.

Now I turn to the details. In ink, I paint the eyes of the starling, leaving a glare. I'm blocking the scarlet paint with what's already on the palette, and I draw paws. Now I take out the whitewash and make small spots on the body and select the foot, which turned out to be darkened with ink. And burnt sienna I draw a twig, blurring a little ink, which somehow did not have time to dry out)) But in any case I liked not only the process, but the result. And you?

P.S. It is hard to write in English, because my native language is Russian. But I'm learning. If you notice serious errors in the text that interfere with the correct perception, please let me know about them.