Moonrise in December
Cyndi Lavin, 2017
Prints for sale
Prints for sale
I showed you late last year how to do one of these deeper-toned paintings by using an underpainting (tutorial link). For the painting at the link, I used India ink, but for this one I used a mix of a mix of black gesso and white gesso, as you can see below. If you need additional details about how I did this painting, check the other tutorial for more step-by-steps.
I used a mixed medium dark gray gesso to pull the top half with Phthalo blue and Dioxazine purple. On the bottom, I used a lighter gray to pull Dioxazine purple, Quinacridone magenta, and Pyrrole orange. Let it dry.
On the bottom half, I added glazes of Hansa yellow light and Pyrrole orange. After that dried, I touched up with the original colors mixed with White gesso. When dry again, use a pipette to drip waterproof black India ink for trees. My final step was to splatter the piece with a mix of Hansa yellow light and White gesso. I should have done that before adding the trees! Next time!
Originals and prints of Cyndi's work for sale
This post contains affiliate links: Dick Blick
Copyright 2018 Cyndi Lavin. All rights reserved. Not to be reprinted, resold, or redistributed for profit. The tutorial only may be printed out for personal use or distributed electronically provided that entire file, including this notice, remains intact.
Comments