Print this page from your browser to use as a guide. COLOURS USED #1 -French Ultramarine #2 -Alizarin Crimson #3 -Light Red #4 -Raw Sienna #5 -Naples Yellow #6 -Winsor Yellow #7 -Winsor Blue #8 -Cerulean Blue #9 -Burnt Umber #10-Paynes Grey BASIC COLOUR MIXES [ML] - Mauve Lilac = #1+ #2 [PG] - Pale Green = #6+ #7 [MG] - Misty Green = #4+#5+#8 [LG] - Leaf Green = #4+#6+#7 [HG] - Hazy Green = #4+#7 [SG] - Shadow Green = #1+#4 [DG] - Dark Green = #4+#6+#8+#10 [GB] - Grey Brown = #1+ #9 [WG] - Warm Grey = #3 + #8

NOTE: Image size is 15cm x 11cm when downloaded and printed via a graphics program ie. paint or photoshop. Printing via a browser may produce a smaller image. FIRST STAGE APPLICATION

Application of the basic washes. This should be quick using as few strokes as possible to cover any area being worked on.	Planning the painting: Mentally paint the picture before proceeding - analyse the source picture above - and be aware of the colour mixes you are about to apply to each area, try visualising the result. Will the brush you are about to use carry enough colour - is the mix strong or weak? Try it out on your - trial pad!

Sky. Mix very pale washes of Naples Yellow, Light Red, Winsor Blue, apply as wet in wet. Allow to dry. Distant Hills & Trees. For hills mix Ultramarine and Crimson ie. [ML] - while still wet add Misty Green [MG]. Allow to dry. Closer Hills. Weak mix of Raw Sienna, Winsor Yellow and Winsor Blue. [LG] - while still wet add mix of Ultramarine and Burnt Umber - ie. [GB]. Allow to dry.	Cottage Roof; & Dry Stone Walls. Medium strength mix - of ref:[GB] with a little [ML] added Cottage Stone Walls. Medium strength mix - of ref:[GB] Trees around cottage. Mix rich greens: Raw Sienna, Winsor Yellow and Winsor Blue, a richer darker [LG] mix - while still wet add rich mix of Raw Sienna and Cerulean Blue. Pale Rocks. Weak mix of Raw Sienna - while still wet add a little [GB]	Grass. Mix [MG] Grass Below Cottage Wall. Apply Raw Sienna immediately below stone wall - while still wet add [MG] River. Mix a wash of pale Paynes Grey and add [ML] - while still wet introduce your tree colour [LG] in the bottom left hand area. Cottage windows and Shadows. Mix Cerulean Blue with [ML]

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