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How great city & landscape artists work
RICHARD ROWAN
1 Manymodern artists use photographs as references for their studiowork alongside plein air sketches of the subject. Choose your photographwisely and do not rely on it entirely. 2 Before you take out a camera or a brush, take time to decidewhat your viewpoint will be – explore your surroundings and look at every angle. 3 Work on light. Although applicable to all genres of art, getting the light right is crucial in any landscape painting – decide on the directionof light because thiswill informeverything else,
include them if they fit the subject. Use your imagination! 5 Choose if your subject is to have symmetrical or asymmetrical composition and then select the values – the light and dark, the half-tones. 6 Don’t include everything – use the landscape as a reference point and concentrate on the features that interest you. 7 Reduce the level of detail in the background – it helps the viewer to focus on themain aspects of the painting. 8 Build your layers over time – the brushstrokes add depth and interest.
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including shadows and contrasts. 4 Unless you are painting an
identifiable landscape, take elements fromelsewhere and
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