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Back to Basics
SHADING
& BLENDING
INCLUDING THE PRACTICAL USE OF THE
ALMIGHTY FOUR STROKES AND SHAPES
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Its time to add and blend a few more
colors, starting with Caribbean blue.
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Im true to my promise to feature
secondary colors in this design. Heres
a generous but careful application of
hot orange. I avoided all the blue
areas from the previous step.
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Again using colors from the secondary
pallet, I airbrushed pthalo green for the
trees on the horizon and grass in the
foreground.
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When viewed close-up you can see
that the line of trees on the horizon are
created by a series of dagger strokes.
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Trees are added using dagger strokes,
and horizontal lines help to create
perspective in the water.
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FIGURE 37
White highlights help to define the
edges and accent the sky and
mountain.
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