Twilight, Mount Desert Island, Maine

approach — 8 steps

color palette

primary · cadmium orange · alizarin crimson · ultramarine blue

secondary · yellow ochre · burnt umber · titanium white

Mix oranges and reds with white for highlights in the sky. Use blues and browns to create the darker tones in the clouds and landscape. Mix greens from blues, yellows, and browns for foliage.

techniques

• ·glazing
• ·atmospheric perspective
• ·wet-on-wet blending
• ·scumbling
• ·layering

common pitfalls

• →Overworking the colors and losing the luminosity of the sky.
• →Failing to create a sense of depth and distance.
• →Making the foreground too detailed and distracting.
• →Using colors that are too saturated and unnatural.