See finished painting in downloads tab. I tinkered with this after the zoom. Removed the big sun and tried a few sky variations. Also played a bit with ambient lights. The sun seemed a bit too large, and I think I was bothered by knowing this would really be sunrise, not sunset. It is important when inventing things to know when you've gone too far. This can happen when I spend time designing- I get caught up in one idea and one moment. It was a good plan for the lesson and demo, but I think the adjustment after the zoom was good too.
DEMO OVERVIEW
Review the prep video for our project to understand the design and sorting process for 'finding what to paint' and to 'clarify the big idea'.
I will focus on shape and design to start the painting, keeping things simple to start and then refine the light-dark masses.
OIL NOTES: I will work on a 10x8 panel (gessobord), oil colors will follow my basic palette with no special colors required. See supply list. To mix the grays needed I'll use Transparent Oxide Red and a blue (Cobalt or Ultramarine).
WATERCOLOR NOTES: to start the project sketch out your large mass shape lightly with a pale wash of burnt umber (I will use a dark wash in oil), refine your shape by blotting out with a paper towel. Watercolor can lift out with water (Burnt Umber is good for this, other pigments can stain the paper and are hard to lift out). Next for the sun and sky put in a pale (watery) wash for the orange sky and float in a transition to yellow where the dot of the sun will be. Maybe put a little piece of white tape there to remind you of where the sun will be. The sun will be the brightest spot in the art, leave this as white of the paper. Once the sky wash is dry work on your building with darker washes of Burnt Umber and Ultramarine Blue (or Cobalt). This mix makes a good gray.