A lake scene with calm water
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| Sketch out the scene: note in the composition the villa is not in the centre. Wash in a very light raw sienna for the sky, continuing to the villa and refections in the lake | Dry - then add a wash of cobalt over the sky and add some very pale alizarin for the background trees on the left and some darker sienna for the lake edge | Continue adding washes of green for the trees (cobalt + raw sienna) and add a pale wash of cobalt for the water - this should be wet-in-wet. make sure you mix enough paint before starting | ||
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| Add some darks in the water, keeping your brush strokes horizontal | Add more darks in the trees - keep them soft - you can use your finger to smudge edges | I thought that the roof needed a bit more definition |