Skating near a Town

approach — 8 steps

color palette

primary · titanium white · raw umber · burnt sienna · Prussian blue

secondary · yellow ochre · ivory black · cadmium red light

Mix white with small amounts of umber and blue to create the cool tones of the sky and ice. Use burnt sienna and umber for the tower, adding white for highlights. Mix small amounts of red and yellow into the other colors to create subtle variations.

techniques

• ·atmospheric perspective
• ·scumbling
• ·glazing
• ·broken color
• ·rendering figures

common pitfalls

• →Overworking the details in the background, which should be more muted.
• →Making the figures too uniform in color and shape.
• →Creating too much contrast, which can flatten the image.
• →Failing to establish a clear sense of depth.