The next thing was to paint in the tree. It’s done using titanium white for the ‘sun side’ and titanium buff for ‘shadow side’. I initially thought the tree would be small and simple, with only a few branches as you see here. But the result if weak, it looks like an afterthought, rather than the dominant focus of the painting.
Abstracted Painting Step by Step Demonstration: Heat 1
By Marion Boddy-Evans, About.com Guide
Abstracted Painting ‘Heat’ Step 4: Adding the Tree
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- Abstracted Painting ‘Heat’ Step 1: Blocking in the Base Color
- Abstracted Painting ‘Heat’ Step 2: Adding Other Colors
- Abstracted Painting ‘Heat’ Step 3: Softening the Colours
- Abstracted Painting ‘Heat’ Step 4: Adding the Tree
- Abstracted Painting ‘Heat’ Step 5: Reworking the Tree
- Abstracted Painting ‘Heat’ Step 6: Close-up of the Tree
- Abstracted Painting ‘Heat’ Step 7: The Final Tree
- Abstracted Painting ‘Heat’ Step 8: Adding Another Element
- Abstracted Painting ‘Heat’ Step 9: The Finished Painting
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