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Seaside cliff for 28! I used a reference photo for this one that I have attached below, but you don't need to follow it exactly. We use wet into wet for the sky and then the water, cliffs and grasses we slowly build up layers of darker values while dry brushing. If you start light you will start to see the layers work together and by the end, that final bit of contrast will really make everything come together. I can't wait to see how you do with this one! Please let me know if you have any questions.

Paper: arches 140 lb cotton 9X12" paper that I've cut into 3X3" pieces, giving me 12 pieces per page.

Paint: For this project I am using a split primary palette- cad yellow deep, lemon yellow, cad red, perm. rose, ultramarine blue, cerulean, indigo and sap green. The colors I'm using today are - cad yellow, cad red, ultramarine blue, and sap green.

Brushes: round 4 Princeton brand.

Private youtube link to watch if you need captions or translation: https://youtu.be/68RZOKikrus

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Chris

I still find it so fascinating that with a couple of strokes and a deeper color, a painting just comes to life!

Kimberley Breilein

This is so stunning and the kind of painting I desperately want to be good at! Seems a bit daunting, but thank you Kristin for showing us the way and here we go! ps I live on Whidbey Island in Washington and there are views like this everywhere!

Deb McElhany

Reminds me of the cliffs of Ireland 🇮🇪

Maura

I’m thinking highway 1 CA…I did have one question… you chose not to reflect sunset colors in water by choice? I love the final painting but also loved that reflection in the reference photo.

Gabbi Prado

I was thinking the same as Maura… if you were to go about painting the reflection of the sunset on the water, would you put that down first in that area and let it dry, or would you dry-brush it while painting the water?! Or something else entirely?

Kristin Van Leuven

Yes, the yellow/orange would have glazed over really poorly at the end either creating green tones or brown. And if I put them in the water first and then glazed the blue over it would have had the same issue. Maybe if you very carefully add a bit of the color into the highlighted areas without touching the blue it would work!

Kristin Van Leuven

If I put the yellow and orange in the water first and then glazed the blue over it would have turned a green/brown with the colors glazing over the top. I think if you very carefully add a bit of the color into the highlighted areas without touching the blue it would work!

nknana3

How do I post my finished painting? Im new at this so I have no clue. Thanks! BTW … I love this one!!

Bear Raeb Barrett

Yes I figured out I’m old and needed to turn up the volume lol user error

Bear Raeb Barrett

When you get to Kristin’s Patreon home page the is a chat section. In that chat section next to the message box there is an icon with mountains in it. Press that to post pictures.

Loretta Hulley

A question: I am a subscribed member of your Patreon. This morning there was a £3 payment notification to unlock in order to view the content. I am not sure what is happening, or, how to contact you with regards to this.

Sandy Manning

Thank you Kristin is super helpful when we see the finished painting in the top/bottom corner whilst you are painting it helps to understand why you are painting the colours you are using. Near the end the darker greens on the top of grassy areas just brought it out so much. Also the glazes on the cliff edges was a great finish too. Thanks so much for sharing 🤗

Susan C Terris

This painting lesson was helpful to visualize the cliffs here in California. Great lesson, one I'll keep working on.

Chris

I don’t know how often you check previous paintings, I’m a tad behind 😂. I have a question on my painting for #26 in that I can’t figure out how to paint more of a separation between some of the cliffs. Hoping for some instruction on my piece. Thanks in advance -