Whole paintings can be built up through a series of washes, some laid over each other, with the method called "wet on dry" each dry must be dry before the next is added a hair dryer can be used to speed up the process
This is the final result of this process:
Exercise to achieve the rocks below the river stream basically
"By the calm river"
Begin with a variegated wash of different colors according the main idea.- I tried to leave a band of paper color "White" in the middle of every wash where I needed most depending the final result I want to achieve see picture below
I overlay yellow in places with Green, once the painting become dry
Then I painted first shadows with strong brownish Green which covers the blue, I used the same color for the shadows along the front I used the point of a round brush to suggest first forms (I prepare plenty of color in containers to adding accordingly
The first shadows below the river should be the heaviest (from dart to ligth) and just in that área I do not wait for the paper to be completaly dry because in semi-dry condition the selective washes above blend a Little bit to reproduce out of focus shapes, so every next wash it was made with less color over it, but defining shadows as I advanced on it
As the paint becomes dry I´ll be defining different colors and shadows taking in account light source .- For some branches I used a fan brush mixing two different colors in order to have many tones .- for the left rocks I tried to use a new technic named "Texture with newsprint" Newsprint is quite absorbent, it leaves a vivid fracture imprint when pressed into a wash, it looks amazingly like the surface of jagged rock, this technique provides a natural-looking pattern of light and shadow for Sharp Split rock features.- First lay down a wash of non staining colors, next crumple a quarter sheet of newsprint while the wash is still wet, press the newsprint into the color , Hold it down for about 60 seconds to allow the best absorption to take place, lift the newsprint and base again in your ligth source darker the shadows with detail accordingly,
To complete the painting you can use dry brush technique to add detais with a fine brush
Notes: Several wash can make a difference within my painting style which Works more from dark to ligth
The rocks didn´t work at all, I need more practice with the newspaper technique
The reference is from a painting I found in the web which I took due the purpose I wanted to attain
My next painting should be with plenty of washes to practice this fabolous technique but now to make deeper colors
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