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Step 1 :
As you will see
from the first image I have a very simple outline drawing then using
1.5” wash brush pre wet the entire sky area dropping a tiny touch of
Yellow Ochre on the bottom part of the sky then the colour being Cobalt
Blue coming in form the top all the way through.
Then simply wash out my brush, squeeze out surplice water and with a
damp brush suck out those clouds. Finally a tiny touch of Light Red into
my Cobalt Blue and add some cloud shadow at the base of the clouds. Hey
presto a very simple sky wash done buy quite effective. |
Step 2 :
For my distance hills I have changed to my 3/4” wash brush and again a
little bit of Light Red into my blue and fill in my distant hills.
Remember to keep this weak for the hills as it is a long way away and I
don’t want to bring it too far forward. For those distant trees using my
no 8 round brush firstly some well watered Yellow Ochre followed by a
little bit of Hookers Hreen and Yellow Ochre. In the base of the trees
drop in a tiny touch of Cobalt Blue, this will add a little bit of depth
without going mad with detail.
For that distant field, a tiny touch of Hookers Green in my Yellow and a
quite a big swath across beneath the trees. All this is done whilst the
trees are still damp so that the colours soften into each other
slightly. But at this stage you shouldn’t be fiddling and messing about
with any of this stuff, put it on quickly as its distance. |
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Step 3 :
For all of the
building work and stone work I have used a mixture of the Charles Evans
Sand with a touch of Raw Umber. At this stage you should be clear where
your light is coming from. So you will see that in this picture the
light is coming from the right. Notice how the little buildings in the
far distance are mucb much weaker, simply add a lot more water to your
mix, for all of this I have used my No 8 round brush. For the roves I
have used Burnt Sienna with a tiny touch of Raw Umber into it and plenty
of water again using my no 8 round brush. Remember to leave a few
touches of white paper showing through here and there just to capture a
bit of light.
You’ll notice on the dorma windows I have used a mixture of ultra Marine
Blue and Burnt Sienna to make a black, at this stage I haven’t gone into
any detail at all with my buildings, simply washes.
For the people, the easiest way of mixing a flesh tone is Yellow Ochre
with a tiny touch of Alizarin Crimson and a pin head of blue. But mixing
a flesh tone really is the easiest colour in the world. Flesh, your
covered with the damn stuff mix a mix, paint it on your hand, and if you
cant see it anymore, you’ve got your flesh tone. For the clothing you
really can use any colour that you want, but if you are going to use
black for the legs as I have done, it’s a mixture of Ultra Marine Blue
and Burnt Sienna.
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Step 4 :
For the stone
work in the building, it’s a little bit of Raw Umber and using my no 8
round brush, just a few strokes to represent a little bit of stone work.
Remember your not building this house your painting it. So don’t go in
stone by stone, just a few, otherwise you may end up with a building
that looks like it has chicken pox. For the windows, a mixture of my
blue and Burnt Sienna and just a few daubs here and there, remember you
are just painting the panes, not the frames.
Now its time for the thing that gives a building depth and character,
the shadow. For this I have used a mix of Cobalt Blue, Alizarin Crimson
and a touch of Burnt Sienna. Notice I have got a strong shadow across
the top of each window, across and down the right hand side. And also a
good strong shadow underneath where the roof meets the building. Now
lets make that building really stand out with the trees behind it. I
have gone back to my 3/4” wash brush, firstly with a little bit of
Yellow Ochre in the tops of the trees, to capture a little bit of light,
then a mixture of Hookers Green and Burnt Sienna, all whilst the yellow
is still wet. Let the colours merge together. Finally where the building
joins the trees drop in some of my Cobalt Blue good and strong into the
tree. And then with a damp brush spread the blue upwards into the rest
of the tree, but strongest round the edges of the building . Now look
how that makes the building stand out.
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Step 5 :
For the shrubs in front of the house add a little bit of Yellow Ochre
here and there followed by Hookers Hreen, and a little bit of Hookers
Green and Yellow Ochre. For the few flowers a few pin head of Alizarin
Crimson.
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Step 6 :
Now for the big swath of
green in the foreground. I’m using a lot of water in these mixes,
putting them on very quickly in big loose strokes. Firstly Yellow Ochre
then whilst this is still wet Hookers Green and Burnt Sienna. Let the
colours run together giving you a softer effect. At this stage don’t get
tied into individual blades of grass, let it dry and then in with some
shadow, which will give it a little bit of undulation and the effect of
a little bit of detail in the foreground. That shadow colour again
Cobalt Blue, Alizarin Crimson and Burnt Sienna.
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Step 7 :
For the path a tiny touch of
light of blue in with my Light Red, wet, very watery and just stroke
over the path area, not going into detail. A few flicks of grass here
and there with my 3/4” wash brush and my green and Burnt Sienna mix and
there we go a little piece of heart beat country very simply done. This
painting was done on location with a group, when we were based at my
Whitby holiday earlier this year.
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