| description | A sketch of an autumn scene
Color guard
Prussian blue
Ultramarine
Cadmium, red, medium, and light
Cadmium yellow
Chrome green
Black
Vermillion
Alizarin
White
Need to mask highlights on roof
Brushstroke virtuosity
Fidelity
1. The leading figures' shadows should be the darkest and most defined. As figures recede, shadows soften and edges soften simultaneously. Allow shadows in the foreground to have sharper edges and slightly darker cores. In the distance, shadows can partially merge with the ground tone.
2. Add texture to foreground of middle plane, Micro-texture, faint drybrush
3. Temperature variation across the plane
Foreground: slightly warmer (yellow–ochre bias).
Mid-ground: neutralized warmth (ochre tempered with a hint of blue or violet).
Background: marginally cooler, even if still “warm.”
4. Selective sharpening
More decisive edge transitions at key joints (legs, hems, flag poles)
The contact points where feet meet the ground (foreground only)
The lower hem of the robe where it contrasts with the ground
One or two folds catching light on the torso
The flag pole edge where it overlaps sky or architecture
5. Value contrast as a depth cue
Deepen the darkest dark slightly (often in the trousers or shadowed side of the robe).
Clarify the lightest light just adjacent to it. |
