Materials

Materials
Paint - Foreground
Phthalo Blue
Alizarin Crimson (perm)
Quinacridone GoldPaint - Sky
Permanent Rose
Cobalt BlueBrushes
1” Flat Brush
#2 Rigger Brush

Paper
1/4 sheet
Cold Pressed
Old Towel to wipe
your brushes on
Paper towel

© john lovett MMVIII

Transparent Graded Wash

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 This demonstration shows a really simple way to paint an effective, atmospheric sky. Permanent Rose and Cobalt Blue are both transparent non staining colors. Glazed over one another they produce beautiful luminous washes

Tips

• Intensity

• Transparent non staining colors can be built up wash over wash over wash, so err on the side of weakness, you can always go back and build up the intensity

• Edges

• Don't forget to vary the edges against the sky when you put your foreground in.

• Slope

• Tilting your work surface slightly will help you make nice even gradations. Around 1:6 is steep enough.

• Substitute Colors

• Prussian or Windsor blue can be used if you don’t have Phthalo Blue. Indian Yellow can be used in place of Quinacridone Gold. Rose Madder can replace Permanent Rose

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