06-13-2011, 10:47 PM
One other thought... if too much green gets put on, and the sky isn't showing through enough, the sky color can be stippled on to leave more openings. Also, if the tree startes getting too light, without enough shadow, a darker color can be stippled on. One thing that surprised me is that to create obvious shade and light areas, the greens have to have quite a bit of contrast, more than I would have thought.
After the area is completed, a thin wash of the sky color over the whole thing will mute the saturated colors and tie things together. Stuff that is really far away can get two or even three washes. Just be sue the washes are completely dry between applications.
After the area is completed, a thin wash of the sky color over the whole thing will mute the saturated colors and tie things together. Stuff that is really far away can get two or even three washes. Just be sue the washes are completely dry between applications.