Sharon shows us how to paint a beautiful Florida Sunset
Sharon Perkins begins her painting called “Largo.”
Points To Consider:
- Sharon starts with a dry, black canvas. She prepared the canvas using acrylic black paint and then she let it dry overnight. Remember you can use an acrylic flat latex house paint in place of Gesso.
- She places a cut-out of the birds, made of contact paper, in the water area of the canvas.
- Sharon rubs a thin coat of Magic Clear over the entire canvas to help the thick paint move.
- This first coat of paint is going on very thinly.
- Deep Orange is a beautiful color that can be made by mixing equal parts Cadmium Yellow and Permanent Red.
- She places the brightest color in the center. When she adds the Burnt Sienna for the darker area she begins at the outside of the canvas and works towards the light.
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