Leisure Painter — June 2017

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Line & wash

TonyUnderhill

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Step 6 Main washes

1 Returning to my original sketch, I painted

the central brick section with a weak wash

of yellow ochre and a touch of quinacridone

red. I worked quickly and loosely, in keeping

with my drawing style and not worrying too

much if I hit the lines or not.

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2 I added a little French ultramarine blue

to grey the mix and used it for the wings

and stone chimneys, varying the washes in

places to add character and interest.

3 With a slightly stronger brick mix I

painted the roofs and brick chimneys,

adding a touch of the blue for darker

areas.

4 I used a mix of primary yellow and

French ultramarine blue for the shrubs

and, as planned, added just a narrow strip

of lawn to help ground the building.

1 When the main washes were dry, I

pencilled in the outline of the shadows

and painted them with a watery mix of

French ultramarine blue and quinacridone

red. Both these colours are transparent so

they allowed the original washes to show

through a little.

2 Using the tip of my brush, I added

shadows under the gutters and

architectural feature lines then in the

windows, doors and shrubs.

3 To finish, I added a few highlights

with a white gel pen, mainly on the

roofs and chimneys, but kept these to

a minimum for best effect.

tThe finished sketch Mottisfont Abbey, pen and watercolour, 6x12in. (15x30cm)

tStep 7 Shadow washes and finishing touches

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