LANDSCAPE IN GREEN, ORANGE AND VIOLET
demo
- GREEN MIXTURES: First
I experimented with color
mixtures. Mixing violet and
yellow can produce beautiful
greens, so I took six violets
and mixed each with two
different yellows. I came up
with greens ranging from a
cool blue-green to a warm,
orangey green. As always, I
suggest you experiment with
your own swatches.
- PALETTE: From my
experiments, I chose a
foundation of two violets:
quinacridone violet (warm/
more red) and ultramarine
violet (cool/more blue). I
also selected two yellows:
Hansa yellow light (cool/
more blue) and Hansa
yellow deep (warm/more
red). I mixed Hansa yellow
light and ultramarine violet
to create a warm olive-
green. I mixed Hansa yel-
low deep and quinacridone
violet to get a warm red-
orange. This resulted in
four of my six colors con-
taining violet, ensuring a
harmonious palette.
- UNDERPAINTING: I toned
the canvas with burnt sienna
to eliminate the white of the
surface and provide a warm
backdrop for the painting.
- BLOCKING IN FOLIAGE:
Using my warm green and
ultramarine violet, I blocked
in the darkest darks of the
tree and vegetation. I then
blocked in the next, lighter
darks, using the same
mixture with a touch of
white added.
- BLOCKING IN LAND
FORMS: Continuing the
block-in, I massed in
the dark values of rocks
and distant hills with
ultramarine violet.
- BEGIN SKY AND LIGHTER
VALUES: Still working on
the block-in, I painted the
sky with ultramarine violet
and white. For my sunnier
green passages, I used warm
orange with warm green. For
the lightest values of the
rocks, I used warm orange
and white. I added touches
of warm violet to the rock
shadows.
Brushing Up
VIOLETS +
HANSA YELLOW DEEP
ultramarine ultramarine
violetviolet
dioxazine dioxazine
purplepurple
cobalt cobalt
violetviolet
manganese manganese
violetviolet
quinacridone quinacridone
violetviolet
quinacridone quinacridone
magentamagenta
VIOLETS
VIOLETS +
HANSA YELLOW LIGHT
I decided to paint a landscape with a limited
palette based on a triad of secondary colors:
green, orange and violet. The landscape is often
composed of these hues.
ultramarine
violet
quinacridone
violet
ultramarine violet +
Hansa yellow light
Hansa yellow
deep
Hansa yellow
light
quinacridone violet +
Hansa yellow deep
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