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Sunday, October 31, 2010
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Wednesday, October 27, 2010
30"x60" PLACITA IN WINTER - STEP 2 - UNDERPAINTING
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30"x60" PLACITA IN WINTER (Work in Progress - Underpainting) -- Color notes: Most of the color mixtures are done using MG Fast Drying White. Sky: Payne's Grey, Prussian Blue. Mountains: Combinations of Prussian Blue and Burnt Sienna as darkest colors; lighter shades with Chrome Oxide Green Opaque and Yellow Ochre. Snow: Lightest areas MG mixed with a little Cad. Red and Cad. Yellow. Shadows: Payne's Grey -- Some Dioxazine Purple. Light Trees: Mud mixture with some Holbein Rose Grey. MUD: At the end of the day bring all the color mixtures together in one pile with your palette knife -- create "mud" -- use as a transitional color in the painting. ENJOY! DC |
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
30"x60" PLACITA IN WINTER - STEP 1 - OIL SKETCH
Step #2 - Using study and photos as guides, oil sketch with Prussian Blue and Burnt Sienna. Let
dry to the touch. The next step is the underpainting - MG Fast Drying White with basic pastel colors.
dry to the touch. The next step is the underpainting - MG Fast Drying White with basic pastel colors.
30"x60" PLACITA IN WINTER, WORK IN PROGRESS
Portrait quality canvas, custom stretched. Three coats of gesso tinted with Payne's Grey; let dry
for about ten days before painting. Light sketch okay.
for about ten days before painting. Light sketch okay.
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