Now we are ready to paint the detail, the light and shadow of the trees. Paint small sections at a time, as it requires concentration. Mix a small amount of green that is midway between the lightest and darkest colour of green of the completed painting. A dime size quantity of sap green, the same amount of cadmium yellow pale, a quarter of that amount of raw sienna and a dash of Windsor red. Mix thoroughly. Add Taltine. Mix thoroughly.
We are gong to define the individual shapes of the trees using the colour we have mixed. Start at the top of the tree line and begin to define the individual tree shapes. You do not have to render the leaves and shape perfectly but rather it is an individual interpretation. Use the number 0/5 when defining the tree texture that shows against the sky. As you paint the tree texture beneath the tree line use a number 1 brush. Just work a small section at a time.
When you have completed this we will paint the lightest green shade in the trees. Study your photo subject matter to see where you need to add this. The tree leaves do not need to be rendered exactly and perfectly as they are in the studies. That is an individual interpretation.
It is easier to cover a light colour then a dark colour so we will add our lightest shade of green here. Using the paint brush pull a small amount of your green mix to one side of your mixture. Add an equal amount of cadmium yellow and the same again of titanium white. Mix thoroughly. Add a half lid of Taltine. Mix thoroughly.
Using the 0/5 brush add the accent light yellow where you see it in your subject matter. When you have rendered all the areas with the light colour we will mix the shadow.
Use a dime size quantity of sap green. Add a half dime size quantity of Paynes gray. Add a touch of raw umber and a dash of Windsor red. Mix thoroughly. Add half ounce of Taltine. Mix thoroughly. The shadow will be defined by adding several layers of this shade. Each layer will become successively darker. Begin to define the shadow area of the trees. When you have completed the shadow you may let it dry completely or add the next layer just in the areas that you want to be darker. Repeat this step again until you are satisfied with the depth of the shadow.
When you are studying your work if you feel you need to tweak it a little here or a little there with either dark or light highlights to complete it to your satisfaction that can be done now or when the painting is completed.
Repeat this process until you have completed progression 9-15. Now stand back and admire what you have done so far. Okay pat your self on the back.
Now we are ready to paint the detail, the light and shadow of the trees. Paint small sections at a time, as it requires concentration. Mix a small amount of green that is midway between the lightest and darkest colour of green of the completed painting. A dime size quantity of sap green, the same amount of cadmium yellow pale, a quarter of that amount of raw sienna and a dash of Windsor red. Mix thoroughly. Add Taltine. Mix thoroughly.
We are gong to define the individual shapes of the trees using the colour we have mixed. Start at the top of the tree line and begin to define the individual tree shapes. You do not have to render the leaves and shape perfectly but rather it is an individual interpretation. Use the number 0/5 when defining the tree texture that shows against the sky. As you paint the tree texture beneath the tree line use a number 1 brush. Just work a small section at a time.
When you have completed this we will paint the lightest green shade in the trees. Study your photo subject matter to see where you need to add this. The tree leaves do not need to be rendered exactly and perfectly as they are in the studies. That is an individual interpretation.
It is easier to cover a light colour then a dark colour so we will add our lightest shade of green here. Using the paint brush pull a small amount of your green mix to one side of your mixture. Add an equal amount of cadmium yellow and the same again of titanium white. Mix thoroughly. Add a half lid of Taltine. Mix thoroughly.
Using the 0/5 brush add the accent light yellow where you see it in your subject matter. When you have rendered all the areas with the light colour we will mix the shadow.
Use a dime size quantity of sap green. Add a half dime size quantity of Paynes gray. Add a touch of raw umber and a dash of Windsor red. Mix thoroughly. Add half ounce of Taltine. Mix thoroughly. The shadow will be defined by adding several layers of this shade. Each layer will become successively darker. Begin to define the shadow area of the trees. When you have completed the shadow you may let it dry completely or add the next layer just in the areas that you want to be darker. Repeat this step again until you are satisfied with the depth of the shadow.
When you are studying your work if you feel you need to tweak it a little here or a little there with either dark or light highlights to complete it to your satisfaction that can be done now or when the painting is completed.
Repeat this process until you have completed progression 9-15. Now stand back and admire what you have done so far. Okay pat your self on the back.