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M ATERIALS A N D TECH N I QUES 2 7
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EXERCISE 6
This is a meditation in color, with a luminous result. You can
use this layered method, also called glazing, for many of the
exercises in this book. Today, we will make it our main focus,
to familiarize you with the technique.
Do this painting at a landscape location or from a photo.
(A black and white photo may help you see the abstraction in
the shapes.) Choose a limited palette for your first attempt:
Here, Dominick has chosen a pink, crimson, and yellow
range. Start with a large, multicolored shape as you see in #1,
dropping the colors into a fairly wet shape to allow them to
spread. Allowing the paint to dry between layers, gradually
build up the picture by laying down washes of shape over
previous layers, keeping each new layer of paint thin enough
for transparency. Begin with more abstract shapes of the
landscape; add details in subsequent layers. Working from
less-saturated to more-saturated colors will give better results,
but sometimes you can go the opposite way for effect. Notice
how the addition of the magenta layer in #6 adds that pop of
color to make the painting shine.
TIP
• Watercolors in the tube
might work best for this
exercise, because the
pigment is purer. You might
also try dropping some Dr.
Martin’s concentrated
watercolors into the
watercolor pans or tube
colors on your palette for
more color brilliance.
Backyard, Layer 6, watercolor
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