Choose colours cobalt blue, raw sienna, burnt sienna and neutral tint (or paynes grey which has a little more blue) very small amount of burnt sienna + White gouache. Note the sand is black.
Sketch composition -Horizon line comes about 1/3 the way down the painting. Paint in the sky with cobalt blue add a tiny bit of madder if you want a slight purple cast. Dry
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Mix up mixture of blue + grey loosely from the horizon line down. Use dry brush to get the effect of sun on the water and the effect of spray on the waves
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leave wave area white and add more blue going into dark grey as you get to the rocks. Dry Paint the rocks roughly with a pale underwash using different colours and tones of blue, grey, raw and burnt sienna |
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Use white gouache to paint on the white foam with a fine brush. Use a tooth brush to spray on gouache |
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