Landscape with Pine tree

approach — 8 steps

color palette

primary · raw umber · yellow ochre · titanium white

secondary · burnt sienna · ivory black

Mix raw umber with yellow ochre and white for the sky and ground. Use burnt sienna to warm up the browns. Add black to darken shadows.

techniques

• ·blocking in
• ·dry brushing
• ·scumbling
• ·value studies

common pitfalls

• →Overworking the details of the tree.
• →Making the colors too saturated.
• →Ignoring the subtle value changes in the sky and ground.
• →Creating too much contrast between the light and dark areas.