Sharp contrasts, clear on dark
Hi,
I want to start a "table" project by doing again the landscape bellow I've done with acrylic. I will make some tests on smaller formats but my main concern with this view is how to manage the trunks in the dark shadows of the trees and the rightmost character which are contrasting clear over dark. Should I reserve with gum (is that the right expression), simply contour when I lay down the darker parts or are there other techniques?
I especially like landscapes at the golden hour, but may be they are not the more convenient to make watercolour...
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I would establish the warm colours of the trunks by dropping the colours into that area with an initial wet-on-wet wash. When that is completely dry, a wash of green and shadow colours can be painted on top. The trunks are painted negatively - i.e. the drak shadows are painted, leaving the trunk areas unpainted, defining their edges. With the person, the coat is slightly darker in one than the sky and the field - it's only darker against the small strip of distant trees. Again, define the edges here by using a negatinve painting technique.