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JennyKeal
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Step 8 The boat
The dilemma with the boat is that it could
compete with the focal point so to try to avoid that
possibility I placed it close to the wall and painted
it without too much detail or bright colour. Use
madder brown and red grey and draw the details
with a burnt umber pastel pencil and a sharp
charcoal pencil. The mast of the boat also serves
to break up the strident line of the harbour wall.tStep 7 Beach and sea
1 Without a lot of care, foregrounds can
sometimes ruin a painting, but on this
occasion it is the simplest part of the picture,
and in such a detailed painting some quiet
areas are welcome. Finish off the sea with
blue green, grass green, purple grey and
white for the ripples.
2 Paint the beach with broad strokes of
red grey and Naples yellow, leaving it
unblended for texture.
3 Add a few stray stones around the rocks
with a charcoal pencil.
4 At this point I was tempted to leave it as it
was, but somehow the beach seemed empty.
I could have added a figure, but a figure in a
painting automatically becomes the focal point.
I did not want to obscure part of the hut with
a figure so I added a boat. I will let you decide
whether you want to include the boat.tTIPWhether you prefer the painting
with or without the boat, it is easy to
remove it with a hog hair brush and
repaint the sea and shore. This ability
to change areas easily is the biggest
attraction of pastel for me.Pastel
The finished painting Old Fisherman’s Hut, Mullion, pastel on Fisher 400 Art paper, 12x16in. (30x40cm)
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