Australian How To Paint

Fallen

MATERIALS

• • Selected stretched canvas panel.
• Artists’ acrylics: Phthalo Blue; Cobalt Turquoise; Brilliant Violet; Permanent Alizarin; Vermillion; Yellow Ochre; Cadmium Yellow Light; Phthalo Green; Permanent Green Light; Titanium White.
• Clear painting medium.
• Assorted brushes.
• Palette knives.
• Cardboard strips.

STEP ONE

Start with a strong all-over background colour of Phthalo Blue mixed with a touch of Phthalo Green to create a vibrant summer feel to the entire painting. Prepare your composition using reference photographs, taking care to ensure that the fallen tree trunk perspective takes the viewer’s eye across the water and into the far bank.

Using a warm mix of Phthalo

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