The Outside Shore
Demonstration - Clear Creek Bank
Initial Color
 With the
basic shapes blocked in, it is time to start adding color. I begin very simply,
choosing just one color for each of the big shapes represented by my block-in.
There is no point in matching any of these colors exactly, since they are going
to be covered over with more layers of paint as I go along. But I try to choose
something related to the overall color of that shape, so I don't create mud when
working over this wet layer. I also continue to use a fairly dry brush, again to
make it easier to lay clean color on top later. This process took around ten
minutes.
Note that even with my limited palette, I tend not to use all the colors on
it. In particular, I have two reds, and I normally use only one of them in a
given painting. I choose naphthol if I am concerned about having a wide range of
oranges, and quinacridone if I am more concerned about my violets. Either color
is capable of mixing both oranges and violets, however. I tend to use the
phthalo green mostly when I need a very intense green, which does not happen
often in landscape. I use burnt sienna only if I need to warm up a dark color.
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