Canadian Landscape. Prince Edward Island. Intermediate. Lesson 3. Red Cliffs.

In this lesson you will practicing creating depth and value in the cliff natural surface.

You will practicing to create your own colour combinations for the atmospheric mood of the foreground forest line using selected colours from your palette.

Video tutorial

Please watch the videos first, and then practice your drawings. Do it as many times as you want.

When done, choose the best result. Take a good photo of your work.
Make sure you take a photo during day hours with diffused light to avoid shadows.
Please ensure your images are cropped to show only the painting.
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Practical exercise Greenery

Colour Palette for exercise Greenery:

  • You will need all green paints including paints with granulation effect
  • Olive Green (optional)

The list of paints that I was using for this exercise:

  • Blue Shadows, White Nights
  • Grey Rose Mist, White Nights
  • Tundra Violet, Schminske
  • Shadow Violet, Daniel Smith
  • Sky-Blue Shadow, White Nights
  • Tundra Green, Schminske
  • Olive Green Van Gogh
  • Green Apatite Genuine, Daniel Smith
  • Dusk Yellow, Van Gogh
  • Green Shadow, White Nights
  • Taiga Mist, White Nights
  • Jadeite genuine, Daniel Smith
  • Greenish Black, Japan
  • OVAS WC PEI L3 Exercise Trees Reference 1
  • OVAS WC PEI L3 Exercise Trees Reference 2
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OVAS WC PEI L3 Exercise Trees Reference 2Download

Library of Green Tones

Duration 21 min

Foreground Tree’s Line

Winter

Blue shadow, White Nights
Grey-Rose Mist, White Nights
Tundra Violet, Schminske
Sky-Blue Shadow, White Nights

Summer

Tundra Green, Schminske
Dusk yellow, Van Gogh
Olive Green, Van Gogh
Green Apatite Genuine, Daniel Smith
Undersea Green, Daniel Smith

Spring

Taiga Mist, White Nights
Green Shadow, White Nights
Jadeite Genuine, Daniel Smith
Greenish Black, Japanese Colours

Duration 24 min

Green Tones Mixing Charts

Alternatively you can create the mixing green tone charts using paints with and without granulation effect.

These charts are done using the following colours:

  • Blue-Violet
  • Cobalt Blue
  • Manganese Blue
  • French Ultramarine (naturally granulating)
  • Ultramarine Violet
  • Shadow Violet (granulating)
  • Greenish
  • Sap Green
  • Viridian
  • Undersea Green (granulating)
  • Green Gold
  • Yellow-Rusty
  • Quinacridone Gold
  • New Gamboge
  • Transparent Orange
  • OVAS Green Tones 1 Intense Light
  • OVAS Green Tones 2 Coldest Greens
  • OVAS Green Tones 3 Intermediate Light
  • OVAS Green Tones 4 Subtle Light
  • OVAS Green Tones 5 Neutral

Watercolour painting Red Cliffs

  • OVAS WC PEI L3 Template
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  • OVAS WC PEI L3 Reference
OVAS WC PEI L3 ReferenceDownload

Colour Palette for watercolour painting Red Cliffs

  • Lavender (optional)
  • Delph Blue / Ultramarine
  • Cerulean Blue
  • Royal Blue (optional)
  • Banff Titanium
  • Yellow Ochre
  • Burnt Sienna
  • Piemonite Genuine Primatek (optional)
  • Tundra Violet (optional)
  • Olive Green
  • Gold Green
  • Dusk Yellow or Green Apatite Genuine
  • Neutral Tint / Payne’s Grey
  • Dr.Ph.Martins White Bleed Proof or White gouache or white acrylic marker
Duration 42 min

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