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Step 5

1 The distant houses are white but, as

we know, anything white must have some

blue in the shadow areas. To do this, paint

well-watered ultramarine blue on one

side of the building.

2 For the roofs, mix ultramarine blue

with a touch of light red, but again add

a weaker mix to the left-hand side, simply

with the addition of more water.

3 To paint the windows in the buildings

apply a couple of strokes of a stronger mix

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of ultramarine blue and light red.

At this stage, also paint shadow under

the roofs with the same mix.

4 Use a mix of Hooker’s green and

burnt sienna for the trees around the

buildings then, while still wet, drop in

ultramarine blue for the darker areas.

5 Finally, add a stroke of yellow ochre

to the base of the buildings to add

a little light.

Step 6

1 Use the same process as before to

paint the next buildings, adding a stroke of

ultramarine blue on one side. In this case,

however, the roofs are burnt sienna. Again,

add more water to the mix for the lighter side.

2 There is a very important diagonal line

of shadow on the nearest building. This

again is painted with a mix of ultramarine

blue and light red.

3 Paint the tree as before, but make the

mixes stronger and darker.

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Step 7

1 Coming forward, paint the next building

with a simple wash of raw umber and the

No. 8 Round brush. Don’t forget the chimney.

2 For the roof, use a mixture of ultramarine

blue and burnt sienna.

3 Use the same mix to paint the window

panes. Just add four marks within the window,

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leaving a little of the white paper showing

between each one.

4 Go back into the building with stronger

raw umber to paint a few stones.

5 Don’t forget that all-important shadow

mix of ultramarine blue and light red

underneath the roof.

6 Paint the roof of the smaller

building in front with a weaker mix

of ultramarine blue and light red.

7 Add more water to your mix for the

building itself, and add just a couple

of dabs of yellow ochre and let this

spread.

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