Girls Working by the Gate

approach — 8 steps

color palette

primary · sap green · raw umber · titanium white · yellow ochre

secondary · cadmium red · ultramarine blue · burnt sienna

Mix greens by combining yellow ochre and ultramarine blue with varying amounts of white. Create earth tones by mixing raw umber with burnt sienna and white. Use small amounts of cadmium red to add warmth to the greens and browns.

techniques

• ·broken color
• ·scumbling
• ·alla prima
• ·atmospheric perspective
• ·implied texture

common pitfalls

• →Overworking the details and losing the freshness of the brushstrokes.
• →Creating overly saturated colors that appear unnatural.
• →Failing to establish a clear sense of light and shadow.
• →Making the figures too detailed compared to the surrounding landscape.