From the course: Artist at Work: Tertiary Colors

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Establishing value

Establishing value

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Establishing value

So as I let that sky dry, I'm going to look at my image and start to see, I want to build up that tone a little bit more. So, I'll find my very good brush. And typically, brushes that are sable are beautiful brushes, better than an acrylic brush. So I'll use my better brush here to bring, a kind of green color. Before I do that, I think I'll just build up the raw umber a little bit darker in this area and really make the value system clear for you. And I'll try to also avoid the spots where I see the grass in the foreground, remember I talked about the composition here is based on three areas of focus: the cloud, and the tree, and the grass in the front. And the grass in the front's really important because it's going to lead our eyes to the tree and then the tree to the cloud and the cloud back to the grass. Without it, there just isn't enough interest to move your eye to the left side of the painting. And when you're dealing with color, it's always about composition. You can't…

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