Leisure Painter — June 2017

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Step 4 Adding details

1 In the moonlight, subtle form is visible on

the headlands. For the headland on the right,

define the rock face with a small filbert brush

by adding a small amount of titanium white to

the brownish underpainting colour. Indicate

the vegetation by adding titanium white to

the underpainting colour of that section.

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2 The same process

applies to the headland on

the left and in the distance.

Add a small amount of

titanium white to the original

underpainting colours and

apply a hint of form (valleys,

ridges and vegetation) with

a filbert brush.

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Demonstrationcontinued

Step 3 Block in

ocean and sand

1 For the underpainting of the

ocean, make a dark, medium

and light purple. Begin by

mixing the darkest shade first

with permanent mauve, yellow

oxide, blue black and titanium

white. Then mix a mid-tone

shade by adding titanium white

to some of this dark colour.

Make the highlight by adding

more titanium white to the

mid-tone. Apply the darkest

tone along the horizon between

the headlands.

2 Below this paint a strip of the

lightest colour only across the

middle third section of the

ocean where the moon will be

reflecting its light. Apply the

mid-tone to most of the ocean

then smoothly blend the darkest

purple towards the shoreline.

3 For the underpainting of

the sand, mix two colours.

The darkest shade is made with

raw umber, permanent mauve,

yellow oxide and titanium white

and applied in the foreground.

Lighten this colour with

titanium white and apply

up to the shoreline.

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Back to basics

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