Want to have some fun painting? Find a good spot to paint your sunset. Get there about a half hour ahead of time. Bring a 16×20 canvas or smaller. Then load your palette with colors you would use in a sunset. I usually use Cobalt Blue, Cereleun Blue, Cadmium Red, Cadmium Orange, Cadmium Yellow, and Titanium [...]
It is very important to develop the right palette. These colors will mix together nicely and help in creating the color you want. For the blues I use ultramarine, cobalt and cerulean. Greens: I use viridian Yellows:yellow ochre, Lemon Yellow, Hansa Yellow. reds alizarin crimson, Windsor red. Browns: iron red oxide, Burnt sienna, raw sienna. [...]
When painting a tall ship it is important to make sure the ship is down into the water. Quite often Artists have a tendancy to place the ship on top of the water. It is also very important to have the rigging (lines to the Sails etc.) postioned right. You must also have the feeling [...]
