The first thing I did was to make sure that I
had all of my masking fluid off my paper I no longer needed it so remove all
the masking fluid that you have on your project. You can feel where it is if
you can't see it just run your hand over the paper and you will feel what feels
like a rubber band, that's the masking fluid.
I wanted to finish up the pine trees in the back
so I mixed up two colors: 1 was my shadow color for the snow which is my
ultramarine blue and my purple, the other color was a dark green color to match
the trees which was my hookers green and my ultramarine blue, water is used to
lighten it if necessary.
I went back and forth between these colors
shaping the areas that had masking fluid so that they looked more like snow on
the pine trees or if I needed to, I painted in more green to create more pine
tree. I use the blue to create the shadows just like I have every place else
starting with the coolest part of the shadow, rinsing my brush and using water
to lightly blended up. You can also use this dark green to help define the top
of your roof, by putting dark behind your roof it will look lighter and more
distinct.
I also continued putting in shadows now that I
can see where my brightest highlights are, I can go in and add the darker
shadows to create more dimension in the mounds of snow. Be aware that you need
to follow the shape of the thing that you are painting with your brush strokes,
for instance, in the ruts of the road going up to the house you need to have a
more U shaped stroke so that it looks indented into the snow, if the stroke is
a flat stroke it won't look as deep, if it is a rounded up stroke it will look
like it is standing on top of the snow so use this optical illusion to your
advantage.
I also used that dark green color to paint in
bushes along my road way. Remember the bushes are underneath the snow not on
top of it, so leave the tops white and just suggest bushes under there with
dark green shapes. You don't have to do any more detail than that dark color. I
had also saved some white areas out in the pond, if you have those remember
they also need some cool shadows a dark line right where they are touching the
water, that sets them down into the water and makes your reflection look even
more dimensional.
I also went back into the house and added some
darker shadows under the eaves, in some places in the snow, in the windows
anywhere I just wanted to give it more dimension. I also took my brush with
just water on it and lifted out the smoke coming out of the chimney. You need
to be careful when you are doing this so that you do not damage the paper but
you will use a damp brush starting at the top of the chimney with little
circular strokes and then move away and create the smoke as it trails out, then
pat dry with a paper towel. You will see some of the color that was there
originally and that will give the smoke a bit more of a translucent look to it,
the way smoke usually looks because it’s not a solid.
I also went back in with some darker colors and
added a bit more detail into that wood pile in the back and into the fence post
in the front remember it's going to be darker up underneath by the snow because
the snow is casting a shadow, look at your reference photo and see where the
shadows are, try to get as much of this done to this point as you can because
when we meet again we will be putting in the holly bush on the side and
wrapping this thing up. Keep painting and I will see you in class.
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