50 Artists & Illustrators
LANDSCAPES IN DETAIL
FINAL PAINTING
GRAHAME BOOTH, TAYNTON, COTSWOLDS, WATERCOLOUR
ON 140GSM HAHNEMÜHLE CARTRIDGE PAPER, 13.5X19CM
Thepenlinesprovide
structuresothewashes
don’tneedtobeparticularly
carefullyapplied.A single
strokethatoverlapsor
doesn’tquitemeettheink
boundarylooksbetterthan
a carefullyfilled-insection.Inthemiddleand
foregroundsections,use
twoorthreeseparate
washesondrypaper
eachtime.Thiscreates
varietyandinterest.If youwantto
emphasisecertain
parts,addmorepen.
I didsoaroundthegate
tomakethissection
moreeyecatching.Penandwashmust
complementeach
other.Thegrass
wouldnotreadas
wellif it wereonly
lineorcolour.Theuntouchedwhiteareas
arenotaccidental.Theirsize
andboundaryshapesare
quitecarefullyconsidered
andmustharmonisewith
therestofthepainting.A drawnboundary
onyourpapermakes
it easiertojudgethe
composition.Savetheshadowuntil
lastandsimplyaddit
asa washoverthe
underlyingcolour-
don’tleavespaceforit.GRAHAME’S
PALETTE
QuinacridoneGold
CobaltBlue
FrenchUltramarine
QuinacridoneMagenta
Burnt Sienna
+ Black Ink