Thanks for the comments, guys.
J Daddy,
I built the shorelines then poured very wet plaster in there for the water and let it dry. I painted it all with gesso to seal it. Then I painted the water area all paynes gray and let it dry. Then I painted it all very wet paynes gray again and feathered the yellow ochre and tan colors from the shorline into the middle while wet. Keep cleaning your brush after drawing it from light areas to dark. The water area mostly changed to a brownish, greenish color. For the shiny part I used layers of Polyeurathane which is pretty stinky, but you could use any of the other shiny products out there.
Originally Posted by J Daddy:
I used paynes gray in the center and blended and feathered it out with yellow ochre and tan colors for this shallow easy flowing creek.
Wow! Now that is great river modeling. can you tell us how you modeled the water as well?
