Tag Archives: trees
Painting Trees
Carrying on with the same theme of the background, I mixed ultramarine blue, burnt umber, and a small amount of titanium white which gave me a dark cool tone for my distant trees.
Posted in From the Easel
Tagged atmospheric perspective, Color, cool tones, highlights, trees
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Hidden Refuge A Mallard Duck Painting
Back in November 2010, I began comtemplating what my next wildlife painting would be. I began doing my standard research looking through all of my reference photographs to find the subject material for the painting. Continue reading
Posted in Preparation
Tagged acrylic, belted kingfisher, Color, foliage, mallard ducks, materials, reference materials, reflection, trees, water, waterfowl
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Selecting the Color Scheme for a Wildlife Painting
The color scheme of the painting is largely determined by the three previous processes that I’ve used Continue reading
Posted in Preparation
Tagged Color, compliment, contrast, dark, foliage, light, realistic, scheme, summer, trees, vibrant
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