#Joyce arps ocean waves painting value how to#
#Joyce arps ocean waves painting value free#

I can use the same colour combinations for the rock shadows but I use very little titanium white to make the value darker.įor the shadows in the white water I use a mix of ultramarine blue, a little quinacridone crimson and titanium white. I paint the sky with a mix of ultramarine blue, burnt sienna, quinacridone crimson and titanium white. Darks are not as dark and lights are not as light. Value refers to how light or dark a subject is and we’ll find our darkest darks in the foreground however as landforms recede dark values become lighter. I start marking in the colour by first identifying where all my shadows and dark values are first. I am using Liquin as a medium to thin the paint, it also has the advantage of speeding up the drying time. I sketch out the composition using a No.1 round brush with burnt sienna mixed with Liquin Original (Liquin). The panel is pre made with a medium weave linen that is oil primed.

I am painting on a 10” x 12” linen panel. Avoid having too much detail as this could spoil the composition.Avoid repeating objects, equal masses, repeating lines and vectors and aberrations in general.Never have your horizon line in the middle of the painting, either go for a lower or higher horizon.Never have your focal area in the middle of the painting, avoid centred objects.I have implied rhythm in the painting with the direction of the cliffs and the clouds which leads the eye back towards to the headland. The seagulls are a secondary area of interest. The breaking waves and white water are the main focal areas in this painting. Here is a list of the brushes I used in this painting:

Quinacridone crimson (you can also use alizarin crimson instead).Yellow oxide (you can also use yellow ochre instead).The colours I used in this painting are as follows:

#Joyce arps ocean waves painting value free#

Please feel free to use or copy this photo if you would like to have a go at painting this art work. Here is a reference photo I took and used in this painting. I have painted this art work in oils but you can also use acrylics as well.

#Joyce arps ocean waves painting value how to#

In this blog post I will show you how to paint ocean waves and cliffs in this painting inspired by a place called Houghton Bay, New Zealand.