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1: A Rosy Beginning
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begin with a toned canvas. "Why red?" , you may ask. Well, I don't
always paint on a red-toned canvas, but it is something I often enjoy using
with landscapes. I prefer a mid-toned canvas, which can be a neutral gray
or mid range siena mixed with white (what the Impressionists called a "blonde"
canvas). But red is also nice because it gives an immediate warm undertone
and it is a compliment to the large amounts of green that tend to predominate
in landscape painting. My beginning step is to sketch out my basic composition. I use a deep-brown purple (a mixture of ultramarine blue and alizarin crimson plus a touch of orange) and sketch with a brush thinned with turpentine. |
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