I also mix in a little cadmium orange and in places phthalo green which increases the saturation. My green mix is still the same using yellow oxide, ultramarine blue, cadmium yellow but with more titanium white.
#BARN PAINTINGS FOR BEGINNERS FULL#
I begin modelling the Lombardy poplar trees adjusting the shadows and adding lighter layers of paint to the areas of the tree canopies that are in full sunlight. I begin adding details to the barn where I am essentially using the same colours as I did during the blocking-in stage but I am mixing lighter value colours. In general I go sparingly with the details so as not to overcomplicate the painting or confuse the eye. I added a few details to the clouds and mountains in the background but not very much. I am essentially using the same colours that I used during the blocking-in stage but building up my lighter values to create a three dimensional effect and atmospheric depth in the painting. In this stage of the painting I am adding more details and refining the various zones.
Trees are some of the darkest values to be found in the landscape and I have used a simple mix of ultramarine blue and yellow oxide. The Lombardy poplar trees have the darkest shadows in the painting. By using the same colours for the clouds, mountains and barn means that I have tied these zones together and so there is more colour harmony in the painting. The metal walls of the barn have a lot more blue in the mix and are a similar colour to the background mountains. The barn roof has a lot more burnt sienna in the mix and less ultramarine blue to give the roof a rusty appearance. I have also used the same colour combination for the shadows in the barn but in varying amounts. I haven’t mixed the colour thoroughly to allow some of the individual hues to be visible.
I use the same colours in the mountains but with much less titanium white to make the value of the colour mix darker. I paint the clouds with a mix of ultramarine blue, burnt sienna, titanium white and a little quinacridone crimson to give the mix a violet tint. Values are how light or dark a subject is and we will find our darkest values in the foreground of a landscape but as landforms recede into the distance darks are not as dark as the value range narrows. I begin by painting the dark values and shadows first as this will help me to quickly establish a tonal dynamic in the painting.
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