' Dry trunk on rocks " Painting process

2010-07-03T04:04:00.000-07:00

First i draw a rough sketch from imagination or composing different elements together from a reference. The quick sketch gives you an idea that how your painting should be look after completion.

After transfering the drawing on canvas, i underpaint it in monochromatic grey tone, mixing white and black. I use acrylics it dries too fast and gives quick result rather than oils. I pay special attention on tonal values from foreground to background in this stage.

After few minutes when the underpainting dries, i start working on sky. Making a grey tone from mixing burnt sienna + ultramarine blue + white. I applied a thin wash on sky, foreground and rocks. ( Note i do not mix black colour to darken or making greys in my final painting. I prefer to make darks combining blues and browns ).

In this stage i applied a thin wash of burnt sienna + vandyk brown on rocks to give them a basic tonal value.

Now working on sky, i applied a thick coat of grey ( burnt sienna + ultramarine blue + white ). Added slight white to lighten the sky near horizon to give an impression of aerial perspective.

After the colour dried,i applied a thin layer of bluesh gray on distant mountains. Also i applied a thin coat of burnt sienna + vandyk brown + slight purssian blue on foreground rock and created loose brush strokes to give textures of rocks.

In this stage i again mixed bluesh gray and applied with a dry brush on certain areas of rocks leaving the dark areas beneath the rocks to give a sense of depth. I also applied a first layer on a tree trunk with burnt sienna to give the final form of trunk.

Now i started work on grass, woking with a zero number round brush i loaded it with bluesh grey slightly mixed with sap green and burnt sienna. I worked on a trunk too with bluesh grey. I also applied a light wash of burnt sienna + yellow ochre in the ground.

I worked more on grass in this stage with a round brush. I used the same colour recipe mixing bluesh gray and greenish grey.

Now the final stage, i applied highlights on rocks and grass with dry brush. I worked more on distant ground, enhancing the wild plant with bluesh grey. I also applied small dabs of colour around the plant to give an impression of optical mixing. Atlast i applied a thin wash of bluesh gray on distant mountains to highlight my main focal point.

The Finished Painting - Size 12x18 inches.
This is a limited colour pallete work. Its not necessary to work in too many colours but you can also achieve your result in few colours. If you want to view more work, kindly visit my website.

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' Dry trunk on rocks " Painting process