This will be surely reworked in the future by me. I would add some more shadows and highlights, however I wouldn' t add extra sunrays through the forest or dispersed rocks around. I will keep this overal forest picture as it is.
Now let's see how we have got here in regard with this painting.
Picture one. Siennas, brown, white, black and light blue as a baseline, basic forming of the idea and lots of contemplating.
Picture two: Have mixed several different greens and stored them in small recycled vases with a lid. I don't know about you, but by experience, for me it is sure that there is always extra painting, after creating colours to be used in a painting. I store all the suitable vases with a lid or a proper closure that happen to be at my home just for this use: To extend the use of created colours, for next art or craft activities.
Picture three: First layer of greens, yellows, tree trunks and the forest walk begins.
Picture four: Second layer of greens and slight detailing with black.
Picture five: Lots and lots of shadowing, working in layers and adding here and there. There is more light needed at this point for the painting not to be that dreary. Though I wanted to keep this painting shadowy, as it was matching the weather and thus the overall mood.
Not much interventions were made in total. I used white for details, yellow to light up the greens and darkened existing colours for contrast. I have let the painting thoroughly dry, applied a thick coat of varnish, and stored the painting.
Maybe I will continue this another day, when the weather will be sunnier. It have been wonderful afternoons scrolling around my imaginary forest.
Take care and enjoy!
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