How to create depth in a landscape painting using watercolors.

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Watercolor palette showing a warm and cool paint for each of the primary colorsThis is a map of the captains color
palette. See materials list below..

PAINTS

........( sedimentary )

0 - Red

1 - Yellow

2 - Green

3 - Blue

.......( non sedimentary )

4 - Cool Blue

5 - Warm Blue

6 - Warm Red

7 - Cool Red

8 - Warm Yellow

9 - Cool Yellow


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Art Lessons by Captain Watercolor

 

 

Creating depth in a painting isn't hard, but you need to know the tricks.

 

Perspective plays very little part in a vista type landscape. Atmospheric effects are far more important. Sometimes referred to as aerial perspective, the atmosphere does interesting things to light as it passes through. We can use these principles to "push" and "pull" objects like trees or mountains backwards or forwards. We can often do this over apparently huge distances. 22 Minutes .

 

 

 

When I begin painting I am in a state of unconsciousness; I suddenly forget that I am holding a brush in my hand. (Wu Chen)