Intermediate 3 – Weeks 5 & 6
I missed this weeks class as I was away on holiday. The focus was on using dry brush and the end exercise was to paint a woodland scene of silver birch tress. The instructor kindly sent me the files from class – so I had a go at home.
Dry Brush Practice
I read the course work and then had a practice at dry brush technique using a range of brushes and different strokes.ode to the colours used is
Source Photo
Below is the source photograph of the silver birch trees in a woodland setting.
Attempt One
This is my first attempt. I was not very happy with the results.
Attempt Two
I decided to have another go. I started to test some mixes of different colours that I was going to need.
I then painted the scene a second time.
The dry brush was used to give texture to the silver birch bark.
I think my second attempt is a great improvement. I did not like it when I had finished it. But it has grown on me. Below you can compare my final image with the source image.
Week 6
This week we selected a picture to try and paint. I chose a snowy landscape showing a farm and some ploughed fields.
Source Image
This is the image that I decided to paint.
I started by mixing the colours I was going to use and test the dry brush technique. Below is my practice sheet.
I then attempted to paint the scene.
