Leisure Painter - UK (2019 - Summer)

Step 4

1 With ultramarine indicate the background

sea, and with a light wash of cobalt and

cerulean blue, add foreground water.

2 Add a light wash of ochre for one

of the rocks and suggest sand.

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Step 2

1 Having taped off the drawing, use the paper on

the right as a swatch for testing the colours, value or

consistency of the paint before committing to the picture.

2 Leave the top of the painting dry, but lightly spray the

horizon and the rock edges. This prevents a hard edge

and lightens the sky as it approaches the horizon.

3 With a mix of ultramarine and cobalt blue, start

at the top and as you work down to meet the wetter

paper it gradually gets lighter towards the horizon.

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Step 3

1 When dry, allow a light wash of burnt

sienna and ultramarine to mix on the

paper over the entire areas of rocks.

2 Use a lighter mix of this on the distant

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Step 1

1 Tape the paper to a board so you can

manipulate the flow of the paint if necessary.

2 Lightly draw the subject as the lines of the

composition may show through the paint; this

isn’t a worry with the thicker oil techniques.

Avoid using an eraser, as it can damage the

surface or resist the paint.

3 Sketch out the darks to achieve a basic

light and shadow study; the darks will

be covered in paint anyway.

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hills between the rocks, and a light wash

of cadmium yellow, cerulean and ochre

on the cliffs to the right. Again, let it mix

on the paper.

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