Colours used: Cerulean Blue, Sap green, Raw sienna, Paynes grey
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  1. Draw a horizon line 1/3 way down the paper
  2. Sketch in the rock shapes with a water soluble crayon (I used dark green)
  3. Turn board upside down and paint in a loose wash of Cerulean blue and Sap green. Make edges of paper darker than the middle
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  1. Paint in the rocks using raw sienna, sap green and cerulean blue. Don't use too much water you are aiming for a dry brush effect. I used a rough acrylic brush and left some white areas (rock A)
  2. Dry thoughly you are going to add a dark colour on top and you don't want the 2 coats to mix.
  3. Paint over the rocks with cerulean + paynes grey (not too wet) (Rock B) cover the rock is completely. Paint fast with few strokes avoid mixing the 2 coats together.
  4. BEFORE the dark colour is dry scrape out rock shapes with a sharp knife or credit card (maybe better to use an old one!) Start your stroke at the top and curve down leaving the dark paint at the base of the rock (Rock C). Note: the texture of your paper will affect the rock texture.
  5. Paint the darks on the rocks in stages - this technique won't work well if the dark paint is dry

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  1. Paint in the water with a mixture of cerulean + paynes grey using a dry brush technique and strokes in the direction of the water (fewer strokes are better)
  2. Soften bottom edges aof the rock to form reflections
  3. Add more darks into the background trees
  4. Add some reflections on the edge of the lake by pulling a damp brush (no colour) straight down and some ripples on the water (horizontal) add some light and dark tree trunks.