Landscape Demo - part 02

Step 01

I like to begin boldly and freely....

there is lots of time to get down to detail.

Although I've used the body 

(or main) colour of rocks and trees, 

you'll notice very dark greens 

and bright orange of the background. 

This is the underneath colour 

which will only be hints in the final.

This broad approach gives me an idea 

how the eye will travel through the picture.

I make adjustments 

to get a comfortable flow throughout. 

Step 02

I've got my darks and lights 

so now I can begin to pull those two together 

with some middle values. 

Here I use my all time favourite Rembrandt violet 536.3

It's a great shadow colour for the greens and grays.

If you can't see it that's good! 

I'm also working on the shapes of the trees and rocks 

but most importantly edges.

 I want some lost and found edges,

pushing (softening the away edges)

and pulling  (sharpening the forward edges). 

This is what gives the picture a sense of space

 or 3 dimensionality.

Step 03

Here I'm adding some highlights and details

 to the trees, rocks and water. 

Everyone loves this bit  

but it is a good thing

I was photographing the process

 as it quickly became clear 

that less is more!