From the course: Artist at Work: Tertiary Colors
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Relating a blue sky to the tertiary ground
From the course: Artist at Work: Tertiary Colors
Relating a blue sky to the tertiary ground
Okay, so now we'll add the blue. And again, on a painting I use different size brushes and it doesn't matter what the medium is, you know, don't use the same tool through your entire piece, because if you do, again, it's like the same texture, the same tone, the same value, creates monotony, it's not as interesting. So, I'm going to grab a little bit of my Antwerp, my blue-green blue. And I'm going to drag this into this area that I used the paper towel on. And you can still see the texture of that raw umber under there, and that adds interest. And I did that for a reason. I could have kept it really smooth if I had chosen to, but I liked when I did the pencil drawing. This sort of textual quality to the cover. I really thought that looked that looked nice. So here I'm also looking at the piece. There's a slight gradation of tone from the top of the sky to the base. So I'll add a little bit of water and keep this color lighter as it get down towards the tree line. You might say, well…
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Introduction: Laying a ground4m 22s
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Adding texture to the ground3m 28s
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Establishing value4m 20s
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Relating a blue sky to the tertiary ground2m 47s
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Incorporating a neutralized green4m 13s
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Making your focal points in an image pop4m 3s
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Building depth in the landscape7m 37s
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Adding vibrancy to the sky5m 31s
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Detailing the cloud for emphasis1m 44s
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Adding final details6m 50s
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Final thoughts34s
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