How to Paint Rocks and Cliffs
How to Paint Rocks and Cliffs. Rocks and cliffs form a key part of landscape painting, but many people seem to struggle with painting them. This is probably due to the organic and irregular shapes they come in, combined with a lack of understanding about light and shadow. In this post I walk you through how to paint rocks and cliffs, using some stunning master paintings to help demonstrate my points. #drawpaintacademy
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Abstract watercolour painting of a sunset lake timelapse by ieva
Difficulty: Easy I use Winsor and Newton professional paints: For the sky and first water layer: • White gouache • Winsor yellow • Opera rose For the land: • White gouache • Burnt umber • Burnt sienna • Perylene violet • Neutral tint • Perylene green • Permanent sap green • Bit of Winsor blue by accident Finishing water touches: • A mix of burnt umber, neutral tint, Perylene violet and white gouache to create a greying purple colour. • White gouache for the high lights Top tip: • Spray the back of the paper with clean water so that when you paint the top of the paper it doesn’t warp. • Use a stiff old brush to add details. Tap away to create lots of little lines and splashes. Make sure to not splash dark colours onto the light areas. • Most importa
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