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    The Farewell

    Mar 29, 2018 6 minutes
    By Nichola Robinson

    MATERIALS

    • Genesis Heat Set Oils: Carbon Black; Titanium White; Burnt Umber; Raw Umber; Dioxazine Purple; Raw Sienna; Yellow Ochre; Diarylide Yellow; Bismuth Yellow; Genesis Yellow; Quinacridone Crimson; Pyrrole Red; Burnt Sienna; Ultramarine Blue; Sap Green; Pthalo Blue; Cobalt Blue; Pthalo Green; Permanent Green; Gray; Flesh 08.

    • Genesis Glazing Gel.

    • Odourless Solvent.

    • Stretched and primed canvas with a coat of gesso (550 x 765 mm).

    • Palette knife.

    • Palette.

    • Paper towels.

    • Heat gun.

    • Brushes of various sizes.

    • Masking tape.

    STEP ONE

    The first thing I do is draw up the image on the canvas. I take extra care when drawing the boat; having as much detail drawn in to begin with will help later on. With Raw Sienna and Raw Umber mixed with some solvent I loosely paint light and dark areas to get an overall feel of the painting. Then I dry it with the heat gun.

    STEP TWO

    For this stage I use Genesis

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