Translucence

How do you paint translucence? I have no idea, which is why I left this painting in this state for several days.

Tonight, I decided to go for it. I painted the background, let it dry, and roughly sketched in the wings. I decided to thin the paint with acrylic glazing liquid. I wish I had thinned the black paint at the top of the wings a bit more.  Still, I think this experiment worked. 

#254 - Hummingbird At Cabin Feeder - 8” x 8” - paper