Road through Corn Fields near the Zuider Zee

approach — 8 steps

color palette

primary · ultramarine blue · raw umber · titanium white

secondary · yellow ochre · burnt sienna · ivory black

Mix blues and whites for the sky, adding small amounts of umber for cloud shadows. Use yellow ochre and burnt sienna for the fields, adjusting the values with white and umber. Create muted greens by mixing blue, yellow, and umber.

techniques

• ·atmospheric perspective
• ·glazing
• ·scumbling
• ·cloud rendering

common pitfalls

• →Overworking the details in the distant landscape.
• →Creating too much contrast in the sky.
• →Making the road too uniform in color and texture.
• →Ignoring the subtle color variations in the fields.