Antibes, the Point of the Islet

approach — 8 steps

color palette

primary · cerulean blue · titanium white · yellow ochre

secondary · burnt umber · payne's gray · cadmium yellow light

Mix blues with white to create various shades for the sky and sea. Use yellow ochre and burnt umber for the rocks and coastline. Add a touch of Payne's gray to darken colors and create atmospheric perspective.

techniques

• ·wet-on-wet blending
• ·broken color
• ·scumbling
• ·atmospheric perspective
• ·alla prima

common pitfalls

• →Overworking the details and losing the impressionistic feel.
• →Making the colors too saturated and not capturing the atmospheric haze.
• →Ignoring the value differences between the sky, sea, and land.
• →Creating hard edges and not blending the colors smoothly.