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    jonquil
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        I found this beautiful pic of Wyoming, and had to try it.
        This is a lot harder than it looks!!! Probably will try it again. (and again, and again).

        Here’s the reference pic:

        Cherie
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        Egon
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            I found this beautiful pic of Wyoming, and had to try it.
            This is a lot harder than it looks!!! Probably will try it again. (and again, and again).

            Hi, :clap:
            You are o the right way – next time – the contoures have more details special the trees in the foreground – this gives deep

            Egon

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            You should try this lesson.. http://www.donington.com/watercolour/lesson2.htm we all did a few of Donningtons’ lessons to get us started with glazing, and washes and stuff..

            http://www.donington.com/watercolour/studio.htm His lessons were abit hard to understand if I remember rightly, but they do you one a good head start, as do our own Rod Web https://www.wetcanvas.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=72121

            Look forward to seeing you do it again.. :)

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            #1033530
            mel-o
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                I have found monochrome to be a great way to practice values and depth. You’ve got a great attitude about practice too! Keep going and post your progress.

                mel

                #1033545
                Juliana
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                    #1033539
                    seedy
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                        This is interesting……but actually quite easy.
                        Just take your time….or use a hair dryer :)
                        The mountains are really just one graded wash on top of the other.
                        From the ref I see 7 values or mountains going from light to dark as they advance. Including the sky.
                        Paint the sky. and bring the wash all the way down from top to bottom. Let dry
                        Start again from the furthest mtn and bring to the bottom of the paper.
                        Let dry…
                        Repeat the process with each advancing mtn….
                        Use plenty of water….like in a flood.
                        As you get closer, then the trees have to be defined. Try using a small brush and use a pushing motion to put little spikey thing a ma gigs along the top of the mountain.
                        Keep trying….and good luck…. :) :)

                        Brian.
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                        #1033534
                        artmom
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                            Nicely done!

                            You’ve received an excellent tutorial from Brian! :)

                            Lyn

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                            Your painting is an excellent exercise for learning how to see and paint values in a painting.

                            Brian’s comment is worth the price of admission for sure. Outstanding way to paint a subject like yours.

                            I take a watercolor class from Nita Leland, a wonderful teacher and author of several watercolor technique books. This is similar to one of the first lessons she teaches. It makes you think about the values in a work.

                            Sylvia

                            #1033546
                            nes7827
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                                I really believe the only way to paint those mountains is without the brush….make the shapes w/ clear water, and pour the color in. You don’t want brush strokes in this picture.

                                #1033529
                                pampe
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                                    Great start and good advice

                                    Let us see what you do next!

                                    [FONT="Comic Sans MS"]Pam
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                                    #1033536
                                    jonquil
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                                        I really believe the only way to paint those mountains is without the brush….make the shapes w/ clear water, and pour the color in. You don’t want brush strokes in this picture.

                                        Nes,
                                        Yeah, I really don’t like having the brush strokes.
                                        But, what do you mean “pour the color in”? How do I prevent it from seeping outside the edge where I want to stop?

                                        Brian, I am trying your technique now. Thanks for the guidelines!

                                        Thank you all for your recommends – Will post my second attempt shortly :)

                                        Cherie
                                        Art completes what nature cannot bring to finish. ~Aristotle
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                                        #1033544
                                        eichhoernchen
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                                            Wet the parts which you want to paint again with clear water till the water sucks in the paper then wet it again and put the color in the wet part, the color will flow till the edges that are wet and stop there. If you put a second layer on top be careful that your first one is really dry, if you haven’t the patience to wait use a hairdryer.
                                            You did well so far with it, keep going practising!
                                            Hope I could help a little.

                                            greetings from Claudia

                                            #1033537
                                            jonquil
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                                                I have tried this one again…Here’s what i did:

                                                Made my sketch.

                                                Using one color (Viridian Green), made a single light wash, like Brian had instructed. I think the green is a little too minty, but I just wanted to do values, so I guess it doesn’t matter…

                                                Built up the mountains with consecutive glazes.

                                                At this point, I decided to add black in order to get a good hue for the foreground mountains.

                                                The final result:

                                                Cherie
                                                Art completes what nature cannot bring to finish. ~Aristotle
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                                                #1033540
                                                seedy
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                                                    Cherie…
                                                    Much better than the first try…
                                                    What is thowing me off are the lines at the top of the mountains. As in pencil lines or perhaps the wash is not being brougt down to the bottom.
                                                    If I were to guess, it seems that you are not bringing the gradated wash all the way to the botton….and are stopping the wash at a line you have decided upon
                                                    Maybe you could tell me :)
                                                    In any case …congats for trying and trying……
                                                    And once you figure out how easy this is, I’m sure you could switch to any colour…like as in purple :evil:
                                                    Why not try crimson alizarin…..that would really upset a whole pile of folks :)

                                                    Brian.
                                                    Keep your stick on the ice. Red Green
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                                                    #1033538
                                                    jonquil
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                                                        Thanks Brian! Those are, in fact, pencil lines… I brought each wash all the way down to the bottom of the paper, like you had said in your tutorial, I didn’t stop the wash going down. In fact, I followed your instructions pretty much exactly, so that the sky was first and the closest/darkest mountain was last.

                                                        I thought about other colors! This is such a seemingly simple exercise, but could be done over and over again with any color!!! :D

                                                        Thanks again!

                                                        Cherie
                                                        Art completes what nature cannot bring to finish. ~Aristotle
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