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Weekly Courses Autumn 2023

Tuesday 14.30-16.30, Wednesday 19.00-21.00

Buy materials online at Gerstaecker (CH)

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 Sketch the composition loosely. Apply a wash of

Lemon (aureolin) yellow and cadmium red. While still

wet remove circle sun with tissue.

 

 Add background maountains in same tones, adding

more paint at the tops

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 Use the same colours for the lake without painting

the same colour all over. Dry

 

 Using 2 pies of paper, CLEAN water and a sponge, with

one stroke wipe between the paper edges.

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 This is the result  

 Soften the edges of this paler area with horizontal

strokes. Add darker colour in the sky by mixing in

cadmium red + paynes grey

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Add dark hill and trees on shore line with red + grey   Add boat to foreground