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| I started with a thin wash of aureolin, let it dry then did a w/w drop-the-color-in type of wash with quin. burnt orange. There is a tiny bit of masking on the upper right of the leaf. |
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| I then went into the cast shadows, which were almost as colorful as the leaf itself. Again, I used aureolin and quin. burnt orange, with a soft black mixed with the orange, quin. violet and indanthrone. |
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| I mixed a bright green with phthalo green and quin. gold, and did a dry brush application with that. I then glazed over the entire leaf with aureolin, and the shadow area with aureolin and quin. burnt orange. I find doing a gentle glaze, with a delicate touch after the original colors are dry, softens the painting, and gives it a more realistic look. |
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| Here it is with all the detail added. The painting is 6 1/4 x 10 1/4 in. [16 x 26 cm.] It will be available at Daily Paintworks. Thank you so much for dropping by! |
