Green in nature is life and very soothing to look at. But in painting, it can be a dead color very easily. Let’s talk about it today.
This is a long video because I covered a lot of things =)
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Timestamps
0:00 - intro
1:10 - 1- Always mix your greens
1:50 - 2- Look at your greens objectively
2:30 - 3- Find your range of greens
3:38 - Analyze photos
14:40 - Green Mixing Demo
17:12 - Simple Tree Painting
23:41 - Painting demo - Value study
26:00 - Value study - 2nd layer
27:56 - Color painting - Drawing
28:27 - First Wash
29:56 - Second Wash
32:18 - Third Wash
35:13 - Painting reflections