White flowers in a vase decorated

approach — 8 steps

color palette

primary · titanium white · ultramarine blue · burnt umber · yellow ochre

secondary · cadmium yellow · sap green · orange · gray

Achieve the subtle grays by mixing ultramarine blue and burnt umber with white. Create the vase colors by mixing blues, oranges, and greens.

techniques

• ·color mixing
• ·layering
• ·blending
• ·rendering form
• ·pattern replication

common pitfalls

• →Overworking the details of the vase pattern too early.
• →Not establishing a strong value structure before adding color.
• →Making the white flowers too flat and lacking dimension.
• →Ignoring the subtle color variations in the background.
• →Failing to capture the correct proportions of the vase and flowers.