Nächtliche Straßenszene, Berlin

approach — 8 steps

color palette

primary · ivory black · raw umber · burnt sienna

secondary · titanium white · yellow ochre · ultramarine blue

Mix various shades of gray by combining black and white with small amounts of umber or blue. Use yellow ochre and burnt sienna to create the warm glow of the streetlights and car headlights.

techniques

• ·wet-on-wet blending
• ·broken color
• ·scumbling
• ·glazing
• ·alla prima

common pitfalls

• →Overworking the details and losing the sense of spontaneity.
• →Making the dark areas too flat and lifeless.
• →Failing to capture the subtle variations in light and shadow.
• →Not creating enough contrast between the lights and darks.