This is not the first painting I made following the layering technique, but it's the first I documented the progress of. I followed a blog by Bill Martin, and I'm quite pleased with the results, although the green background could have been better. Of the paintings I gave away, it's the only one I deeply regret having done so.
Loose drawing to start with, as always, but trying to capture already shadows and light areas. Colours for the first layer:
Raw Umber
Paynes Grey
Medium: "Lean"
First layer completed:
Then I moved on to a black and white grisaille (Paynes Grey and Lead White):
Now for the first colour layer - could not resist showing these "emerging" from the grisaille here below. Note that after this layer I did not touch the fruit any longer.
Fabric:
Emerald Green
Permanent Green light
Cobalt Blue hue
Cadmium Yellow pale hue
Lead White
Apples:
Burnt Umber
Japanese light
Cadmium yellow pale hue
Cadmium Red deep hue
Lead White
Plum:
Phthalo Blue
Ultramarine Blue
Permanent Rose
Lead White
Medium: "Medium"
Second colour layer on the fabric:
Emerald Green
Permanent Green light
Cobalt Blue
Raw Umber
Titanium White
Paynes Grey
