Fall Flowers in a pot with Sunflowers
Colors: White, Black, Burnt Sienna, Burnt Umber, Raw Sienna, Yellow Ochre, Cad. Yellow Deep, Cad Red Lt., Dioxazine Purple, Chrome Oxide or Sap Green.
Background:
9″ down,: paint a xxxx blended look with Raw Sienna + White on the Left side, Burnt Sienna + Burnt Umber+ tch White on the right side.https://ritasartfulife.com/master-the-basics-of-acrylic-blending/,
3″ down from there: paint horizontal strokes in Yellow Ochre + Raw Sienna on the left and Raw Sienna + Burnt Sienna + Yellow Ochre on the right.
2″ down to the bottom: Burnt Umber + Burnt Sienna in vertical strokes (front of table).
Transfer & Underpaint:
Transfer main elements of the design using transfer paper.
Underpaint the cloth texture with White + tch Black + a bit of baby (or talcum) powder, in a loose stipple. Dry
Underpaint the pot texture with Burnt Umber + Burnt Sienna + Baby (or talcum). Use vertical strokes. Dry
Glaze pot (thinned down paint) with BUmber+ Diox. Purple. Darker on left side.
Paint highlight on pot (tch White+ RS) towards the right of center.
Scumble (dry brush) over cloth with thinned white + tch Raw Sienna
Glaze portion of cloth that is falling over the edge of the table using thinned Diox. Purple + tch Raw Sienna
Glaze cast shadow behind & to the left of pot with thinned Diox. Purple + RS
Glaze shadow directly under the pot with BU
Leaves & foliage:
Scumble above the pot in a small area where foliage will go, with COGreen or sap green +tch BU. Keep loose and heaviest in center, lighter toward edges. This creates depth for the foliage.
Background Leaves: Place several long thin leaves in background for structure. Use Chrom. Oxid or Sap green + YO+BU. Highlight leaves toward left side with YO+white
Background fill-in flowers: White + Yellow Ochre in a stipple movement. May also do some of these fill-in’s with addition of tch of green to the mix. See photo.
Sunflowers:
Centers: Base in with BU. Stipple accents more toward left side. (Burnt Sienna, CRlt., CYD, White)
Petals: These are a 1-stroke type of petal (load flat or round brush with paint, place at edge of flower center and Pull down & lift & twist to a point). Refer to photo to see directions of stokes.
Base with RS. Overstoke with YO, the CYD + tch white
Bittersweet Berries: Use these to loosen up the design, so place anywhere you think you need some color &/or embellishing. Use a Q-tip to paint the dots. 1st. with CRlt. + BS, then CRLT+CYD + tch White Keep the clusters loose.
Go back with BU & liner brush & add sparse branches.
Add 1 or 2 sunflower buds &/or berries on cloth at bottom. Shadow under lightly with DP+tchBU
Have Fun Painting!!.