Jug & Oranges by Buck Paulson Part 2

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Points to Consider:

• Buck’s painting is dry.
• He coated his canvas with a thin coat of Magic Clear and then wiped most of it off with a paper towel.
• Dome of light (1 Sap Green, 1 Yellow Ochre, 3 Titanium White.)
• It is helpful to turn the painting upside down to do the left side if you are right-handed.  If you are left-handed it is helpful to turn it upside down to do the right side.
• Background Color (1 Yellow Ochre 1 Burnt Umber.)
• Yellow Ochre gives body to the paint.
• Buck uses Walnut Oil sometimes but Magic Clear works as well.   We like it better because your paintings will remain bright over time.  Walnut oil darkens over time.
• As he painted his background he used a softer brush and used more care.
• Buck added the lightest value to his brush before he zigzagged the two background colors together.  He softly blended it out.
• The body of the jug is covered with Burnt Umber, thinned into a glaze.  Buck’s strokes go in the direction of the jug.
• The darker color on the jug (5 Burnt Umber, 1 Yellow Ochre, 1 Titanium White.)
• Remember everything was dry before he added the paint.
• He wiped for form.  He wiped harder to remove more paint in the lighter areas.  This allowed more of the base color to show through.
• Highlighted color on the jug (1 Yellow Ochre, 1 Titanium White). Keep it on the top of the jug.
• Always be conscious of what is casting the light.
• The  brighter light on highlight (8 Titanium White, 1 Yellow Ochre.)
• Handles (Alizarin Crimson). Applied thinly because of the oil on the canvas.
• Buck wiped some of the paint off slightly so it left something to blend into later.
• Highlights for jug handles (3 Titanium White, 1 Alizarin Crimson.)
• Keep in mind the direction the handles are going.
• Use the Badger Bristle Brush to dry brush to blend out the color.
• Adding light to the jug up high gives the idea of the jug bulging out towards the viewer.  It also gives a feeling of age to the jug.
• Soften the handle that is farthest away.
• Table area (1 Yellow Ochre, 1 Burnt Umber.)
• Cast shadow from the jug- nothing too defined.
• Notice the angle of the shadow from the board.
• The shadows from the orange are stronger.
• The front edge of the board (2 Titanium White, 1 Burnt Umber.). You can always  bring more light back in if you add too much dark.
• Oranges – Wipe the area out before you add the highlights.  The color will go on better.
• Watch for consistency of the light direction.
• Add the paint to the oranges and then blend to get progressively lighter.
• Greenish color on oranges (2 Sap Green, 2 Yellow Ochre, 1 Titanium White.)
• Be careful not to lose the dark of your oranges.
• Try to have variety in the oranges.
• Dimple of orange (not sure what this is called) Sap Green
• Soften the edges of the jug so it gives the feeling of roundness.
• Remember not to lose the outline of the jug.