This sketchbook page shows the methods I used for the watercolour painting, On The Hard, Camusterrach. This painting was inspired by a painting trip to the Applecross Peninsula.
This painting will be on display at the RSW 5TH Open Summer Annual Exhibition in the Meffan Institute, Forfar from the 30th April 2016 to the 29th May 2016.
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Generating ideas for the painting with a loose 5 minute pencil sketch taken near Camusterrach, Applecross. More detailed sketches will be used back in the studio.
Adding colour to a quick sketch onsite while the light is good. Soft pastels were perfect for showing the blues, greens and ochres.
After saturating the paper with Chinese White I then apply the first wash of Ultramarine Blue for the sky.
After blocking in some colour for form and depth I wash over the whole painting with a mixture of diluted Chinese White, gum Arabic and granulation medium.